Myanmar (Burma) vs United Kingdom: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 57.4% in Myanmar (Burma) and 99.8% in United Kingdom, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 42.4 percentage points, or 1.74 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Myanmar (Burma)United KingdomWorld

What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 95 and United Kingdom ranked 16 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Myanmar (Burma)	United Kingdom	World
2022	57.4	99.8	72.9
2021	57.3	99.8	72.5
2020	56.8	99.8	72.3
2019	55.7	99.8	71.7
2018	54.2	99.9	71
2017	52.8	99.9	70.4
2016	51.4	99.9	69.7
2015	50	99.9	69.1
2014	48.7	99.9	68.4
2013	47.3	99.9	67.7
2012	46	99.9	67.1
2011	44.7	99.9	66.4
2010	43.2	100	65.9
2009	41.5	100	65.4
2008	39.8	100	64.9
2007	38.2	100	64.6
2006	36.6	100	64
2005	35	100	63.7
2004	33.5	100	63
2003	31.9	100	62.4
2002	30.4	100	61.8
2001	29	100	61.1
2000	27.5	100	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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Deaths in conflictsMyanmar (Burma): 2,720 deaths in 2022United Kingdom: 0 deaths in 2022