Ireland vs Spain: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 96% in Ireland and 99.6% in Spain, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Spain, by 3.6 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Ireland.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

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What the numbers say

Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Ireland ranked 46 and Spain ranked 24 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Ireland	Spain	World
2022	96	99.6	72.9
2021	96	99.6	72.5
2020	95.9	99.6	72.3
2019	95.7	99.6	71.7
2018	95.6	99.6	71
2017	95.5	99.6	70.4
2016	95.4	99.6	69.7
2015	95.3	99.6	69.1
2014	95.2	99.5	68.4
2013	95.1	99.6	67.7
2012	95	99.6	67.1
2011	94.9	99.6	66.4
2010	92.1	99.6	65.9
2009	87.6	99.6	65.4
2008	83.2	99.6	64.9
2007	78.7	99.6	64.6
2006	74.2	99.5	64
2005	69.6	99.5	63.7
2004	64.9	99.5	63
2003	64.8	99.4	62.4
2002	64.7	99.4	61.8
2001	64.5	99.4	61.1
2000	64.4	99.4	60.8

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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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Ireland vs Spain: Safe drinking water

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