Romania vs Russia

Romania vs Russia: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 82.1% in Romania and 76.2% in Russia, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Romania, by 5.8 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Russia.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Romania vs Russia: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 82.1% in Romania and 76.2% in Russia, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Romania, by 5.8 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • Romania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2022, Romania ranked 68 and Russia ranked 75 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearRomaniaRussiaWorld
202282.176.272.9
20218276.172.5
2020827672.3
2019827671.7
201881.975.971
201781.975.870.4
201681.975.769.7
201581.975.669.1
201481.975.568.4
201381.975.567.7
201281.975.467.1
201181.975.366.4
201081.975.365.9
200981.975.265.4
200881.875.264.9
200781.875.164.6
200681.77564
200581.77563.7
200481.774.963
200381.674.962.4
200281.674.861.8
200181.674.761.1
200081.774.760.8

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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