Mexico vs Philippines: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 43% in Mexico and 47.9% in Philippines, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Philippines, by 4.9 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Mexico.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

MexicoPhilippinesWorld

What the numbers say

Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Mexico ranked 109 and Philippines ranked 101 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Mexico	Philippines	World
2022	43	47.9	72.9
2021	43	47.7	72.5
2020	42.9	47.4	72.3
2019	42.8	47.2	71.7
2018	42.6	47	71
2017	42.5	46.8	70.4
2016	42.3	46.5	69.7
2015	42.2	46.3	69.1
2014	42	46.1	68.4
2013	41.8	45.9	67.7
2012	41.7	45.7	67.1
2011	41.5	45.5	66.4
2010	41.4	45.2	65.9
2009	41.2	45.1	65.4
2008	41	45	64.9
2007	40.8	44.8	64.6
2006	40.7	44.7	64
2005	40.5	44.5	63.7
2004	40.3	44.2	63
2003	40.1	43	62.4
2002	40	41.8	61.8
2001	39.8	40.7	61.1
2000	39.6	40.6	60.8

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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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Mexico vs Philippines: Safe drinking water

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