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environmental2024

Using improved drinking water sources

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•231 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
33,515,449.3people
Median: 5,506,760.0people
Countries Covered
231
with available data
Highest
India
1,422,921,500.0people
Lowest
Niue
1,784.7people
Top 5 Countries
1India1,422,921,500.0people
2People's Republic of China1,389,515,100.0people
3United States of America345,359,000.0people
4Indonesia270,190,880.0people
5Pakistan239,066,300.0people
By Region
Asia166,697,135.5people(26 countries)
North America133,032,755.0people(4 countries)
Africa74,870,152.0people(9 countries)
South America54,299,059.7people(7 countries)
Europe17,929,707.6people(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1,784.7people)High (1,422,921,500.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 33,515,449.3people)

Asia (26)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (151)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India1,422,921,500.0people
2People's Republic of China1,389,515,100.0people
3United States of America345,359,000.0people
4Indonesia270,190,880.0people
5Pakistan239,066,300.0people
6Brazil211,998,580.0people
7Nigeria200,545,920.0people
8Bangladesh172,737,260.0people
9Russian Federation141,210,340.0people
10Mexico130,260,830.0people
11Japan122,742,184.0people
12Philippines114,315,440.0people
13Egypt114,277,130.0people
14Ethiopia110,003,760.0people
15Vietnam99,736,696.0people
16Islamic Republic of Iran91,333,580.0people
17Türkiye86,614,110.0people
18Germany84,552,240.0people
19Thailand71,668,010.0people
20United Kingdom69,138,190.0people
21France66,548,532.0people
22Democratic Republic of the Congo65,349,532.0people
23South Africa62,501,996.0people
24Italy59,293,630.0people
25United Republic of Tanzania53,095,360.0people
26South Korea51,717,588.0people
27Colombia51,446,404.0people
28Spain47,874,450.0people
29Sudan47,246,492.0people
30Myanmar47,093,132.0people
31Iraq45,709,012.0people
32Algeria45,470,660.0people
33Argentina43,479,470.0people
34Uganda43,068,996.0people
35Kenya41,968,508.0people
36Canada39,062,936.0people
37Ukraine37,549,444.0people
38Yemen36,871,224.0people
39Morocco36,589,724.0people
40Afghanistan36,160,330.0people
41Uzbekistan35,900,216.0people
42Malaysia34,952,170.0people
43Poland34,733,250.0people
44Saudi Arabia33,867,772.0people
45Peru32,901,362.0people
46Ghana32,499,404.0people
47Angola29,974,266.0people
48Nepal28,778,048.0people
49Cote d'Ivoire26,893,696.0people
50Australia26,705,094.0people
51Venezuela26,644,574.0people
52Mozambique26,068,250.0people
53Cameroon25,135,840.0people
54North Korea24,991,184.0people
55Syrian Arab Republic24,650,600.0people
56Mali22,292,000.0people
57Sri Lanka21,129,982.0people
58Kazakhstan20,556,282.0people
59Malawi20,397,354.0people
60Chile19,478,206.0people
61Madagascar19,291,898.0people
62Burkina Faso19,252,892.0people
63Romania19,015,088.0people
64Niger18,970,102.0people
65Netherlands18,228,742.0people
66Guatemala17,448,254.0people
67Ecuador17,402,808.0people
68Zambia17,150,012.0people
69Senegal16,799,338.0people
70Cambodia16,249,904.0people
71Somalia15,761,146.0people
72Zimbabwe13,557,774.0people
73Chad13,145,352.0people
74Guinea12,724,000.0people
75Burundi12,128,119.0people
76Tunisia12,109,536.0people
77Rwanda12,001,177.0people
78Belgium11,738,763.0people
79Bolivia11,609,077.0people
80Jordan11,484,211.0people
81Dominican Republic11,188,463.0people
82Benin11,139,175.0people
83United Arab Emirates11,027,129.0people
84Cuba10,740,468.0people
85Czech Republic10,727,696.0people
86Sweden10,581,627.0people
87Honduras10,476,892.0people
88Portugal10,351,024.0people
89Azerbaijan10,214,341.0people
90Greece10,047,817.0people
91Haiti9,938,960.0people
92Tajikistan9,748,068.0people
93Hungary9,676,135.0people
94Israel9,387,021.0people
95South Sudan9,273,459.0people
96Belarus9,168,431.0people
97Austria9,120,813.0people
98Switzerland8,921,981.0people
99Togo7,827,030.5people
100Turkmenistan7,488,649.5people
101Lao People's Democratic Republic7,448,426.5people
102Hong Kong7,414,909.0people
103Libya7,369,133.5people
104Kyrgyzstan6,984,545.0people
105Paraguay6,929,153.0people
106Bulgaria6,702,630.5people
107Serbia6,686,670.0people
108Sierra Leone6,530,607.5people
109Papua New Guinea6,404,923.0people
110El Salvador6,279,433.5people
111Denmark5,977,412.0people
112Singapore5,832,387.0people
113Lebanon5,805,962.0people
114Finland5,617,310.0people
115Norway5,576,660.0people
116Slovakia5,506,760.0people
117State of Palestine5,495,443.0people
118Oman5,269,236.5people
119New Zealand5,213,944.0people
120Costa Rica5,129,910.0people
121Ireland5,102,518.0people
122Republic of the Congo4,939,766.0people
123Kuwait4,934,507.0people
124Liberia4,913,943.5people
125Mauritania4,632,409.5people
126Panama4,385,429.0people
127Croatia3,871,573.0people
128Georgia3,743,222.5people
129Uruguay3,386,588.0people
130Central African Republic3,374,306.0people
131Puerto Rico3,242,204.0people
132Mongolia3,182,175.2people
133Bosnia and Herzegovina3,162,722.5people
134Qatar3,048,087.0people
135Armenia2,971,805.2people
136Moldova, Republic of2,860,864.0people
137Lithuania2,856,771.5people
138Namibia2,832,244.2people
139Jamaica2,783,899.8people
140Albania2,707,508.2people
141Republic of The Gambia2,567,168.8people
142Botswana2,421,510.0people
143Gabon2,396,248.2people
144Eritrea2,170,008.2people
145Slovenia2,109,684.0people
146Lesotho2,042,396.4people
147Latvia1,861,760.6people
148The Republic of North Macedonia1,818,932.1people
149Guinea-Bissau1,688,403.0people
150Bahrain1,605,761.8people
151Trinidad and Tobago1,500,445.8people
152Estonia1,360,546.0people
153Cyprus1,354,493.9people
154Timor-Leste1,286,625.8people
155Mauritius1,270,235.2people
156Djibouti1,113,690.6people
157Eswatini1,074,718.1people
158Equatorial Guinea1,056,551.8people
159Fiji894,445.0people
160Reunion877,574.4people
161Comoros832,301.3people
162Guyana815,392.4people
163Bhutan790,975.0people
164Macao720,262.0people
165Luxembourg673,036.0people
166Montenegro637,435.4people
167Solomon Islands637,031.6people
168Suriname628,480.1people
169Malta539,607.0people
170Maldives526,770.4people
171Cape Verde514,590.4people
172Brunei Darussalam462,721.0people
173Belize400,577.3people
174Iceland393,396.0people
175Bahamas390,512.2people
176Guadeloupe374,828.7people
177Martinique341,835.9people
178Mayotte304,547.4people
179Vanuatu295,774.6people
180French Guiana292,602.6people
181New Caledonia291,289.0people
182French Polynesia281,807.0people
183Barbados280,862.6people
184Sao Tome and Principe231,855.8people
185Samoa216,800.1people
186Curaçao185,482.0people
187Saint Lucia179,627.5people
188Guam166,987.3people
189Seychelles127,454.0people
190Kiribati112,413.7people
191Grenada111,732.6people
192Tonga104,010.3people
193Saint Vincent and the Grenadines102,542.4people
194Jersey101,821.0people
195Aruba101,554.5people
196Micronesia, Federated States of99,693.5people
197Antigua and Barbuda92,761.8people
198Virgin Islands, U.S.84,451.3people
199Isle of Man84,160.0people
200Andorra81,938.0people
201Cayman Islands71,076.7people
202Bermuda64,636.0people
203Dominica64,215.7people
204Greenland55,840.0people
205Faroe Islands55,400.0people
206American Samoa46,765.0people
207Turks and Caicos Islands46,441.1people
208Saint Kitts and Nevis46,396.9people
209Northern Mariana Islands44,278.0people
210Liechtenstein39,870.0people
211Virgin Islands, British39,417.5people
212Gibraltar39,329.0people
213Sint Maarten (Dutch part)38,727.4people
214Monaco38,631.0people
215Marshall Islands37,096.8people
216San Marino33,581.0people
217Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba30,675.0people
218Saint Martin (French part)26,108.9people
219Palau17,612.2people
220Anguilla14,061.8people
221Cook Islands13,672.4people
222Nauru11,755.3people
223Saint Barthélemy11,258.0people
224Wallis and Futuna11,196.2people
225Tuvalu9,563.8people
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,525.1people
227Saint Helena5,199.9people
228Montserrat4,303.8people
229Falkland Islands (Malvinas)3,341.5people
230Tokelau2,506.0people
231Niue1,784.7people
Showing 231 of 231 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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