Poland vs Netherlands: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 88.9% in Poland and 100% in Netherlands, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 11.1 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Poland.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

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What the numbers say

Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2005.
In 2022, Poland ranked 61 and Netherlands ranked 12 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Poland	Netherlands	World
2022	88.9	100	72.9
2021	88.9	100	72.5
2020	89.6	100	72.3
2019	90.3	100	71.7
2018	90.7	100	71
2017	91	100	70.4
2016	91.4	100	69.7
2015	91.7	100	69.1
2014	92	100	68.4
2013	92.4	100	67.7
2012	92.7	100	67.1
2011	93	100	66.4
2010	93.2	100	65.9
2009	93.5	100	65.4
2008	93.1	100	64.9
2007	92.7	100	64.6
2006	92.3	100	64
2005	92	100	63.7
2004	–	100	63
2003	–	100	62.4
2002	–	100	61.8
2001	–	100	61.1
2000	–	100	60.8

Each country on its own

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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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Poland vs Netherlands: Safe drinking water

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