environmental2024

Not 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 Data231 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,332,176.1people
Median: 11,467.6people
Countries Covered
231
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
51,724,960.0people
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China51,724,960.0people
2Democratic Republic of the Congo35,464,692.0people
3Nigeria23,340,292.0people
4India22,331,752.0people
5Ethiopia16,984,196.0people
By Region
Africa6,045,641.5people(9 countries)
Asia4,134,222.3people(26 countries)
Other903,065.3people(151 countries)
North America509,935.4people(4 countries)
South America437,933.1people(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0people)High (51,724,960.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,332,176.1people)

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

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
1People's Republic of China51,724,960.0people
2Democratic Republic of the Congo35,464,692.0people
3Nigeria23,340,292.0people
4India22,331,752.0people
5Ethiopia16,984,196.0people
6Indonesia11,003,294.0people
7Madagascar9,699,847.0people
8Pakistan9,478,227.0people
9United Republic of Tanzania7,954,284.0people
10Niger7,574,060.5people
11Mozambique5,724,188.0people
12Chad5,709,696.0people
13Uganda5,000,814.5people
14Angola4,872,324.5people
15Burkina Faso4,279,006.5people
16Cote d'Ivoire4,097,509.8people
17Poland3,805,952.8people
18Kenya3,774,638.0people
19Afghanistan3,766,910.2people
20Russian Federation3,610,080.0people
21Papua New Guinea3,226,384.0people
22Zambia2,978,977.2people
23Benin2,952,616.8people
24Yemen2,886,482.8people
25Cameroon2,719,685.8people
26Somalia2,597,607.5people
27Myanmar2,431,442.8people
28Egypt2,253,507.8people
29Mali2,109,691.0people
30Burundi1,919,668.0people
31Zimbabwe1,878,587.0people
32Central African Republic1,778,504.2people
33Venezuela1,760,969.2people
34Senegal1,692,553.9people
35Haiti1,685,628.1people
36Philippines1,528,238.5people
37Sri Lanka1,518,195.9people
38Morocco1,491,448.6people
39Colombia1,439,958.1people
40North Korea1,427,017.9people
41Sierra Leone1,361,823.1people
42South Sudan1,265,814.1people
43Vietnam1,250,988.4people
44Rwanda1,246,413.5people
45Guinea1,141,767.8people
46Togo1,120,561.6people
47Japan1,010,854.4people
48Peru972,296.6people
49Malawi904,718.4people
50Sudan890,649.6people
51South Africa721,119.7people
52Nepal709,242.6people
53Guatemala692,528.4people
54Canada679,491.9people
55Türkiye676,602.9people
56Malaysia605,505.9people
57Mexico600,170.9people
58Republic of the Congo592,532.0people
59Mauritania531,017.3people
60Algeria497,671.5people
61Guinea-Bissau493,533.8people
62Ghana475,575.0people
63Eritrea420,276.4people
64Equatorial Guinea406,812.2people
65Ecuador388,638.3people
66Cambodia367,392.1people
67Honduras343,791.8people
68Lao People's Democratic Republic321,392.4people
69Liberia230,087.8people
70Bolivia223,914.2people
71Argentina213,736.8people
72Cuba212,183.7people
73Lesotho209,331.3people
74Tajikistan198,517.4people
75Republic of The Gambia191,810.0people
76Islamic Republic of Iran174,846.4people
77Moldova, Republic of174,097.0people
78Dominican Republic163,113.7people
79Tunisia159,233.2people
80Ireland152,498.8people
81Solomon Islands150,842.6people
82Mongolia133,994.5people
83Azerbaijan122,236.3people
84Namibia110,293.2people
85Kyrgyzstan94,320.5people
86Gabon93,958.7people
87Botswana89,249.9people
88Saudi Arabia85,421.4people
89Albania84,256.8people
90Panama83,814.9people
91Ukraine77,405.6people
92Portugal74,268.5people
93United States of America67,550.4people
94Georgia64,258.3people
95Jordan61,732.2people
96Eswatini58,198.7people
97Bulgaria55,058.2people
98Djibouti52,034.0people
99Chile50,899.1people
100Italy49,234.4people
101Serbia48,468.4people
102Timor-Leste45,766.8people
103Uzbekistan43,719.6people
104Bangladesh41,463.3people
105Jamaica39,118.5people
106Spain36,076.6people
107Comoros30,424.3people
108Sweden25,372.3people
109Kiribati22,104.3people
110Syrian Arab Republic21,578.4people
111Kazakhstan20,570.6people
112Fiji17,864.6people
113Vanuatu16,962.3people
114Belize16,494.6people
115French Guiana15,919.4people
116Mayotte11,467.6people
117Micronesia, Federated States of11,222.5people
118Oman11,025.3people
119Cape Verde10,286.6people
120Latvia10,110.4people
121Belarus9,867.4people
122Guyana9,087.3people
123Slovenia9,013.1people
124Australia8,111.2people
125Trinidad and Tobago6,680.8people
126Turkmenistan5,849.1people
127Libya5,011.2people
128Bahamas4,162.8people
129Croatia3,752.0people
130Aruba3,422.5people
131Cayman Islands3,372.8people
132Cyprus3,272.4people
133The Republic of North Macedonia3,231.7people
134Czech Republic3,047.2people
135Seychelles2,964.0people
136Suriname2,398.7people
137Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2,383.6people
138Lithuania2,338.7people
139Jersey2,025.0people
140Barbados1,604.4people
141Bosnia and Herzegovina1,530.4people
142Martinique1,359.1people
143Sao Tome and Principe1,355.4people
144New Caledonia1,350.0people
145Bahrain1,287.3people
146Armenia1,029.2people
147Maldives1,028.6people
148Reunion1,016.6people
149Montenegro1,011.2people
150Mauritius933.7people
151Antigua and Barbuda806.7people
152Samoa795.5people
153Guam789.7people
154Saint Kitts and Nevis653.1people
155Dominica568.6people
156Bhutan549.0people
157Virgin Islands, U.S.453.7people
158Marshall Islands451.2people
159Anguilla363.2people
160Qatar336.2people
161Guadeloupe277.3people
162Sint Maarten (Dutch part)268.6people
163Nauru191.7people
164Tonga164.8people
165Falkland Islands (Malvinas)164.5people
166Saint Lucia116.5people
167Saint Pierre and Miquelon102.9people
168Turks and Caicos Islands93.9people
169Montserrat85.2people
170Palau82.8people
171Tuvalu82.2people
172Wallis and Futuna80.8people
173Cook Islands56.6people
174Virgin Islands, British53.5people
175Saint Helena37.1people
176Niue34.3people
177Saint Martin (French part)20.1people
178Brazil2.7people
179France1.7people
180United Kingdom0.6people
181Switzerland0.3people
182Austria0.3people
183Finland0.2people
184Paraguay0.2people
185El Salvador0.1people
186Romania0.1people
187Costa Rica0.1people
188Israel0.1people
189Estonia0.0people
190Denmark0.0people
191Uruguay0.0people
192San Marino0.0people
193Faroe Islands0.0people
194French Polynesia0.0people
195State of Palestine0.0people
196Germany0.0people
197Gibraltar0.0people
198Greece0.0people
199Greenland0.0people
200Grenada0.0people
201Hong Kong0.0people
202Hungary0.0people
203Iceland0.0people
204Iraq0.0people
205South Korea0.0people
206Kuwait0.0people
207Lebanon0.0people
208Liechtenstein0.0people
209Luxembourg0.0people
210Macao0.0people
211Malta0.0people
212Monaco0.0people
213Netherlands0.0people
214Curaçao0.0people
215Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0people
216New Zealand0.0people
217Norway0.0people
218Northern Mariana Islands0.0people
219Puerto Rico0.0people
220Saint Barthélemy0.0people
221Singapore0.0people
222Slovakia0.0people
223Thailand0.0people
224Tokelau0.0people
225United Arab Emirates0.0people
226Isle of Man0.0people
227American Samoa0.0people
228Andorra0.0people
229Belgium0.0people
230Bermuda0.0people
231Brunei Darussalam0.0people
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Data Source

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

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