Portugal vs Romania

Portugal vs Romania: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 95.2% in Portugal and 82.1% in Romania, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Portugal, by 13.1 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Romania.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Portugal vs Romania: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 95.2% in Portugal and 82.1% in Romania, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Portugal, by 13.1 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Romania.
PortugalRomaniaWorld

What the numbers say

  • Portugal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2022, Portugal ranked 48 and Romania ranked 68 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearPortugalRomaniaWorld
202295.282.172.9
202195.18272.5
2020958272.3
201994.98271.7
201894.981.971
201794.881.970.4
201694.781.969.7
201594.681.969.1
201494.581.968.4
201394.581.967.7
201294.481.967.1
201194.281.966.4
201094.181.965.9
20099481.965.4
20089481.864.9
200793.981.864.6
200693.981.764
200593.881.763.7
200493.881.763
200393.881.662.4
200293.781.661.8
200193.781.661.1
200093.781.760.8

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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