Japan vs North Korea

Japan vs North Korea: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 98.7% in Japan and 66.5% in North Korea, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Japan, by 32.1 percentage points, or 1.48 times that in North Korea.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Japan vs North Korea: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 98.7% in Japan and 66.5% in North Korea, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Japan, by 32.1 percentage points, or 1.48 times that in North Korea.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2022, Japan ranked 36 and North Korea ranked 88 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearJapanNorth KoreaWorld
202298.766.572.9
202198.766.572.5
202098.666.472.3
201998.666.371.7
201898.566.571
201798.566.670.4
201698.466.869.7
201598.46769.1
201498.367.168.4
201398.367.367.7
201298.267.567.1
201198.267.766.4
201098.167.865.9
200998.16865.4
20089868.264.9
20079868.464.6
20069868.664
200597.968.863.7
200497.96963
200397.969.162.4
200297.96961.8
200197.96961.1
200097.96960.8

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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