Malaysia vs North Korea

Malaysia vs North Korea: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 93.9% in Malaysia and 66.5% in North Korea, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 27.4 percentage points, or 1.41 times that in North Korea.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Malaysia vs North Korea: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 93.9% in Malaysia and 66.5% in North Korea, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 27.4 percentage points, or 1.41 times that in North Korea.
MalaysiaNorth KoreaWorld

What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2022, Malaysia ranked 52 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

YearMalaysiaNorth KoreaWorld
202293.966.572.9
202193.966.572.5
202093.866.472.3
201993.866.371.7
201893.766.571
201793.766.670.4
201693.666.869.7
201593.66769.1
201493.567.168.4
201393.567.367.7
201293.467.567.1
201193.467.766.4
201093.367.865.9
200993.36865.4
200893.268.264.9
200793.168.464.6
20069368.664
20059368.863.7
200492.96963
200392.869.162.4
200292.86961.8
200192.76961.1
200092.66960.8

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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