Ireland vs South Korea

Ireland vs South Korea: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 96% in Ireland and 99.3% in South Korea, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Korea, by 3.3 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Ireland.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Ireland vs South Korea: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 96% in Ireland and 99.3% in South Korea, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Korea, by 3.3 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2002.
  • In 2022, Ireland ranked 46 and South Korea ranked 27 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearIrelandSouth KoreaWorld
20229699.372.9
20219699.272.5
202095.999.172.3
201995.79971.7
201895.698.971
201795.598.870.4
201695.498.769.7
201595.398.669.1
201495.298.468.4
201395.198.367.7
20129598.167.1
201194.997.966.4
201092.197.865.9
200987.697.665.4
200883.297.464.9
200778.797.364.6
200674.297.164
200569.697.163.7
200464.997.163
200364.897.162.4
200264.797.161.8
200164.5–61.1
200064.4–60.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
  • Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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