Japan vs South Korea

Japan vs South Korea: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 98.7% in Japan and 99.3% in South Korea, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Japan.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Japan vs South Korea: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 98.7% in Japan and 99.3% in South Korea, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Japan.
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What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2022, Japan ranked 36 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

YearJapanSouth KoreaWorld
202298.799.372.9
202198.799.272.5
202098.699.172.3
201998.69971.7
201898.598.971
201798.598.870.4
201698.498.769.7
201598.498.669.1
201498.398.468.4
201398.398.367.7
201298.298.167.1
201198.297.966.4
201098.197.865.9
200998.197.665.4
20089897.464.9
20079897.364.6
20069897.164
200597.997.163.7
200497.997.163
200397.997.162.4
200297.997.161.8
200197.9–61.1
200097.9–60.8

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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