Romania vs Spain: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 82.1% in Romania and 99.6% in Spain, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Spain, by 17.5 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Romania.

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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, Romania ranked 68 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	Romania	Spain	World
2022	82.1	99.6	72.9
2021	82	99.6	72.5
2020	82	99.6	72.3
2019	82	99.6	71.7
2018	81.9	99.6	71
2017	81.9	99.6	70.4
2016	81.9	99.6	69.7
2015	81.9	99.6	69.1
2014	81.9	99.5	68.4
2013	81.9	99.6	67.7
2012	81.9	99.6	67.1
2011	81.9	99.6	66.4
2010	81.9	99.6	65.9
2009	81.9	99.6	65.4
2008	81.8	99.6	64.9
2007	81.8	99.6	64.6
2006	81.7	99.5	64
2005	81.7	99.5	63.7
2004	81.7	99.5	63
2003	81.6	99.4	62.4
2002	81.6	99.4	61.8
2001	81.6	99.4	61.1
2000	81.7	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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Romania vs Spain: Safe drinking water

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