Pakistan vs Spain: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 50.6% in Pakistan and 99.6% in Spain, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Spain, by 49 percentage points, or 1.97 times that in Pakistan.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

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What the numbers say

Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Pakistan ranked 100 and Spain ranked 24 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Pakistan	Spain	World
2022	50.6	99.6	72.9
2021	49.6	99.6	72.5
2020	48.6	99.6	72.3
2019	47.5	99.6	71.7
2018	46.5	99.6	71
2017	45.5	99.6	70.4
2016	44.5	99.6	69.7
2015	43.5	99.6	69.1
2014	42.5	99.5	68.4
2013	41.5	99.6	67.7
2012	40.5	99.6	67.1
2011	39.5	99.6	66.4
2010	38.5	99.6	65.9
2009	37.5	99.6	65.4
2008	36.5	99.6	64.9
2007	36.2	99.6	64.6
2006	35.9	99.5	64
2005	35.6	99.5	63.7
2004	35.3	99.5	63
2003	35.2	99.4	62.4
2002	35.1	99.4	61.8
2001	34.9	99.4	61.1
2000	34.8	99.4	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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Pakistan vs Spain: Safe drinking water

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