Spain vs United Kingdom: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 99.6% in Spain and 99.8% in United Kingdom, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1 times that in Spain.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

SpainUnited KingdomWorld

What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Spain ranked 24 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	Spain	United Kingdom	World
2022	99.6	99.8	72.9
2021	99.6	99.8	72.5
2020	99.6	99.8	72.3
2019	99.6	99.8	71.7
2018	99.6	99.9	71
2017	99.6	99.9	70.4
2016	99.6	99.9	69.7
2015	99.6	99.9	69.1
2014	99.5	99.9	68.4
2013	99.6	99.9	67.7
2012	99.6	99.9	67.1
2011	99.6	99.9	66.4
2010	99.6	100	65.9
2009	99.6	100	65.4
2008	99.6	100	64.9
2007	99.6	100	64.6
2006	99.5	100	64
2005	99.5	100	63.7
2004	99.5	100	63
2003	99.4	100	62.4
2002	99.4	100	61.8
2001	99.4	100	61.1
2000	99.4	100	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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Spain vs United Kingdom: Safe drinking water

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