Philippines vs United Kingdom: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 47.9% in Philippines and 99.8% in United Kingdom, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 51.9 percentage points, or 2.08 times that in Philippines.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

PhilippinesUnited KingdomWorld

What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Philippines ranked 101 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	Philippines	United Kingdom	World
2022	47.9	99.8	72.9
2021	47.7	99.8	72.5
2020	47.4	99.8	72.3
2019	47.2	99.8	71.7
2018	47	99.9	71
2017	46.8	99.9	70.4
2016	46.5	99.9	69.7
2015	46.3	99.9	69.1
2014	46.1	99.9	68.4
2013	45.9	99.9	67.7
2012	45.7	99.9	67.1
2011	45.5	99.9	66.4
2010	45.2	100	65.9
2009	45.1	100	65.4
2008	45	100	64.9
2007	44.8	100	64.6
2006	44.7	100	64
2005	44.5	100	63.7
2004	44.2	100	63
2003	43	100	62.4
2002	41.8	100	61.8
2001	40.7	100	61.1
2000	40.6	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

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Deaths in conflictsPhilippines: 194 deaths in 2022United Kingdom: 0 deaths in 2022