Italy vs Spain: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 92.7% in Italy and 99.6% in Spain, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Spain, by 6.9 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Italy.

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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, Italy ranked 55 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	Italy	Spain	World
2022	92.7	99.6	72.9
2021	92.7	99.6	72.5
2020	93	99.6	72.3
2019	93.2	99.6	71.7
2018	93.5	99.6	71
2017	93.7	99.6	70.4
2016	94	99.6	69.7
2015	94.3	99.6	69.1
2014	94.5	99.5	68.4
2013	94.7	99.6	67.7
2012	95	99.6	67.1
2011	95.2	99.6	66.4
2010	95.4	99.6	65.9
2009	95.7	99.6	65.4
2008	95.9	99.6	64.9
2007	96.1	99.6	64.6
2006	96.1	99.5	64
2005	95.9	99.5	63.7
2004	95.6	99.5	63
2003	95.4	99.4	62.4
2002	95.2	99.4	61.8
2001	95	99.4	61.1
2000	94.8	99.4	60.8

Each country on its own

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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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Italy vs Spain: Safe drinking water

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