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Safe drinking water around the world
Safe drinking water, 2022: highest in Kuwait, at 100%, and lowest in Central African Republic, at 6.1%, of 135 countries with a value. The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
Every country, by its latest figure
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| # | Country | Latest | Latest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2022 | |
| 2 | Hungary | 100 | 2022 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100 | 2022 | |
| 4 | Macao SAR China | 100 | 2022 | |
| 5 | Singapore | 100 | 2022 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 100 | 2022 | |
| 7 | Iceland | 100 | 2022 | |
| 8 | Monaco | 100 | 2022 | |
| 9 | Liechtenstein | 100 | 2022 | |
| 10 | San Marino | 100 | 2022 | |
| 11 | St. Barthélemy | 100 | 2022 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 100 | 2022 | |
| 13 | Denmark | 99.9 | 2022 | |
| 14 | Germany | 99.9 | 2022 | |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 99.9 | 2022 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 99.8 | 2022 | |
| 17 | Cyprus | 99.8 | 2022 | |
| 18 | Malta | 99.8 | 2022 | |
| 19 | Sweden | 99.7 | 2022 | |
| 20 | Belgium | 99.7 | 2022 | |
| 21 | Isle of Man | 99.7 | 2022 | |
| 22 | France | 99.7 | 2022 | |
| 23 | Finland | 99.6 | 2022 | |
| 24 | Spain | 99.6 | 2022 | |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 99.5 | 2022 | |
| 26 | Israel | 99.5 | 2022 | |
| 27 | South Korea | 99.3 | 2022 | |
| 28 | Slovakia | 99.2 | 2022 | |
| 29 | Guam | 99.1 | 2022 | |
| 30 | Canada | 99 | 2022 | |
| 31 | Bahrain | 98.9 | 2022 | |
| 32 | Austria | 98.9 | 2022 | |
| 33 | Greece | 98.9 | 2022 | |
| 34 | Norway | 98.8 | 2022 | |
| 35 | Chile | 98.8 | 2022 | |
| 36 | Japan | 98.7 | 2022 | |
| 37 | Slovenia | 98.3 | 2022 | |
| 38 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 97.9 | 2020 | |
| 39 | Czechia | 97.9 | 2022 | |
| 40 | United States | 97.5 | 2022 | |
| 41 | Latvia | 97.1 | 2022 | |
| 42 | Estonia | 97 | 2022 | |
| 43 | New Caledonia | 96.9 | 2022 | |
| 44 | Switzerland | 96.7 | 2022 | |
| 45 | Qatar | 96.7 | 2022 | |
| 46 | St. Martin | 96.6 | 2022 | |
| 47 | Ireland | 96 | 2022 | |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 95.7 | 2022 | |
| 49 | Portugal | 95.2 | 2022 | |
| 50 | Lithuania | 95 | 2022 | |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 94.9 | 2022 | |
| 52 | Iran | 94.2 | 2022 | |
| 53 | Malaysia | 93.9 | 2022 | |
| 54 | Niue | 93.5 | 2022 | |
| 55 | Belarus | 93.1 | 2022 | |
| 56 | Italy | 92.7 | 2022 | |
| 57 | Oman | 90.9 | 2022 | |
| 58 | Andorra | 90.6 | 2022 | |
| 59 | Northern Mariana Islands | 90.6 | 2022 | |
| 60 | Palau | 90.4 | 2022 | |
| 61 | Grenada | 89.9 | 2017 | |
| 62 | American Samoa | 89.9 | 2021 | |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 89.4 | 2021 | |
| 64 | St. Helena | 89.2 | 2022 | |
| 65 | Poland | 88.9 | 2022 | |
| 66 | Ukraine | 87.6 | 2022 | |
| 67 | Brazil | 87.3 | 2022 | |
| 68 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 87 | 2022 | |
| 69 | Jordan | 85.7 | 2022 | |
| 70 | Croatia | 85.4 | 2007 | |
| 71 | Montenegro | 85.1 | 2022 | |
| 72 | St. Pierre & Miquelon | 83.1 | 2020 | |
| 73 | Armenia | 82.4 | 2022 | |
| 74 | Romania | 82.1 | 2022 | |
| 75 | French Polynesia | 81.8 | 2022 | |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 80.5 | 2022 | |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 80.5 | 2022 | |
| 78 | Palestinian Territories | 80.3 | 2022 | |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 79.9 | 2022 | |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 76.5 | 2022 | |
| 81 | Russia | 76.2 | 2022 | |
| 82 | Moldova | 75.2 | 2022 | |
| 83 | Serbia | 75.1 | 2022 | |
| 84 | Morocco | 74.8 | 2022 | |
| 85 | Tunisia | 74.3 | 2022 | |
| 86 | Colombia | 73.9 | 2022 | |
| 87 | Bhutan | 73.3 | 2022 | |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 71.6 | 2022 | |
| 89 | Albania | 70.7 | 2022 | |
| 90 | Algeria | 70.6 | 2022 | |
| 91 | Georgia | 69.1 | 2022 | |
| 92 | Wallis & Futuna | 68.9 | 2022 | |
| 93 | Ecuador | 67.1 | 2022 | |
| 94 | North Korea | 66.5 | 2022 | |
| 95 | Honduras | 65.2 | 2022 | |
| 96 | Paraguay | 64.2 | 2022 | |
| 97 | Samoa | 62.2 | 2022 | |
| 98 | Iraq | 59.7 | 2022 | |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 59.1 | 2022 | |
| 100 | Vietnam | 57.8 | 2022 | |
| 101 | Myanmar (Burma) | 57.4 | 2022 | |
| 102 | Guatemala | 56.3 | 2022 | |
| 103 | Suriname | 55.8 | 2022 | |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 55.5 | 2020 | |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 55.3 | 2022 | |
| 106 | Peru | 52 | 2022 | |
| 107 | Pakistan | 50.6 | 2022 | |
| 108 | Philippines | 47.9 | 2022 | |
| 109 | Lebanon | 47.7 | 2022 | |
| 110 | Gambia | 47.7 | 2022 | |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 47.1 | 2022 | |
| 112 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 47.1 | 2022 | |
| 113 | Congo - Brazzaville | 46.1 | 2021 | |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 44.9 | 2022 | |
| 115 | Ghana | 44.5 | 2022 | |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire | 43.9 | 2022 | |
| 117 | Mexico | 43 | 2022 | |
| 118 | Fiji | 41.9 | 2022 | |
| 119 | Mongolia | 39.3 | 2022 | |
| 120 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 36.3 | 2022 | |
| 121 | Indonesia | 30.3 | 2022 | |
| 122 | Afghanistan | 30 | 2022 | |
| 123 | Tonga | 29.5 | 2022 | |
| 124 | Cambodia | 29.1 | 2022 | |
| 125 | Nigeria | 29 | 2022 | |
| 126 | Lesotho | 28.2 | 2022 | |
| 127 | Senegal | 26.7 | 2022 | |
| 128 | Zimbabwe | 26.5 | 2022 | |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.9 | 2022 | |
| 130 | Madagascar | 22.2 | 2022 | |
| 131 | Togo | 19.4 | 2022 | |
| 132 | Uganda | 18.7 | 2022 | |
| 133 | Laos | 17.9 | 2022 | |
| 134 | Malawi | 17.8 | 2022 | |
| 135 | Nepal | 16.1 | 2022 | |
| 136 | Kiribati | 14.4 | 2022 | |
| 137 | Ethiopia | 13.2 | 2022 | |
| 138 | Congo - Kinshasa | 11.6 | 2022 | |
| 139 | Tanzania | 11.3 | 2022 | |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 10.3 | 2022 | |
| 141 | Tuvalu | 8.7 | 2022 | |
| 142 | Chad | 6.2 | 2022 | |
| 143 | Central African Republic | 6.1 | 2022 |
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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.
- The chart shows the 5 most populous countries with figures; the table ranks every country by its own latest year.
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