Japan vs United States

Japan vs United States: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 98.7% in Japan and 97.5% in United States, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in United States.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Japan vs United States: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 98.7% in Japan and 97.5% in United States, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in United States.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2005.
  • In 2022, Japan ranked 36 and United States ranked 39 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearJapanUnited StatesWorld
202298.797.572.9
202198.797.372.5
202098.697.272.3
201998.69771.7
201898.596.971
201798.596.770.4
201698.496.569.7
201598.496.469.1
201498.396.268.4
201398.396.167.7
201298.295.967.1
201198.295.766.4
201098.195.665.9
200998.195.465.4
20089895.464.9
20079895.464.6
20069895.464
200597.995.463.7
200497.9–63
200397.9–62.4
200297.9–61.8
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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