Netherlands vs United States

Netherlands vs United States: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 100% in Netherlands and 97.5% in United States, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in United States.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Netherlands vs United States: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 100% in Netherlands and 97.5% in United States, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in United States.
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What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2005.
  • In 2022, Netherlands ranked 12 and United States ranked 39 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearNetherlandsUnited StatesWorld
202210097.572.9
202110097.372.5
202010097.272.3
20191009771.7
201810096.971
201710096.770.4
201610096.569.7
201510096.469.1
201410096.268.4
201310096.167.7
201210095.967.1
201110095.766.4
201010095.665.9
200910095.465.4
200810095.464.9
200710095.464.6
200610095.464
200510095.463.7
2004100–63
2003100–62.4
2002100–61.8
2001100–61.1
2000100–60.8

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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