Maptheory
environmental2024

Number of people 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 Data•231 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,764,418.7people
Median: 16,494.6people
Countries Covered
231
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
53,020,148.0people
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China53,020,148.0people
2Democratic Republic of the Congo43,926,732.0people
3Nigeria32,133,564.0people
4India28,014,244.0people
5Ethiopia22,056,002.0people
By Region
Africa9,455,001.5people(9 countries)
Asia4,795,965.2people(26 countries)
Other1,237,024.2people(151 countries)
South America584,369.7people(7 countries)
North America576,328.9people(4 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 (53,020,148.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,764,418.7people)

Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (151)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 China53,020,148.0people
2Democratic Republic of the Congo43,926,732.0people
3Nigeria32,133,564.0people
4India28,014,244.0people
5Ethiopia22,056,002.0people
6United Republic of Tanzania15,464,795.0people
7Kenya14,464,438.0people
8Indonesia13,297,062.0people
9Madagascar12,673,058.0people
10Pakistan12,202,845.0people
11Mozambique8,563,515.0people
12Niger8,062,311.0people
13Angola7,911,581.5people
14Myanmar7,406,959.5people
15Chad7,153,771.5people
16Uganda6,946,096.5people
17Afghanistan6,487,164.5people
18Cote d'Ivoire5,040,534.5people
19Burkina Faso4,295,888.5people
20Papua New Guinea4,171,578.8people
21Zambia4,164,942.5people
22Cameroon3,987,903.5people
23Poland3,805,951.8people
24Yemen3,711,942.0people
25Russian Federation3,610,080.2people
26Benin3,323,548.8people
27Somalia3,248,004.8people
28Sudan3,202,473.2people
29Zimbabwe3,076,598.8people
30South Sudan2,669,949.2people
31Egypt2,261,129.5people
32Rwanda2,255,390.0people
33Mali2,186,596.0people
34Sierra Leone2,111,415.0people
35Guinea2,030,785.6people
36Sri Lanka1,973,582.2people
37Central African Republic1,956,384.0people
38Ghana1,928,010.9people
39Burundi1,919,667.6people
40Haiti1,833,596.9people
41Venezuela1,760,969.4people
42Senegal1,702,646.4people
43Togo1,688,206.0people
44Philippines1,528,234.6people
45South Africa1,505,193.4people
46Morocco1,491,447.6people
47Colombia1,439,958.2people
48North Korea1,427,018.8people
49Cambodia1,388,896.8people
50Algeria1,343,647.0people
51Peru1,316,486.0people
52Malawi1,257,930.4people
53Vietnam1,250,989.2people
54Japan1,010,856.3people
55Guatemala958,106.1people
56Eritrea954,689.8people
57Republic of the Congo952,417.1people
58Nepal873,006.3people
59Türkiye859,695.5people
60Tajikistan842,858.3people
61Bangladesh825,093.9people
62Bolivia804,238.4people
63Ecuador732,670.8people
64Liberia698,873.5people
65Canada679,492.1people
66Malaysia605,504.8people
67Mexico600,172.3people
68Mauritania536,985.3people
69Guinea-Bissau512,949.0people
70Equatorial Guinea505,844.3people
71Uzbekistan461,644.6people
72Argentina420,839.7people
73Honduras348,811.6people
74Iraq333,003.0people
75Lao People's Democratic Republic321,392.4people
76Ukraine310,777.2people
77Lesotho295,026.7people
78Mongolia293,364.8people
79Cuba239,314.9people
80Dominican Republic239,093.6people
81Islamic Republic of Iran234,151.9people
82Kyrgyzstan201,464.0people
83Namibia197,886.9people
84Republic of The Gambia192,819.3people
85Solomon Islands182,166.4people
86Chile180,633.0people
87Moldova, Republic of174,096.9people
88Eswatini168,103.9people
89Tunisia167,572.9people
90Ireland152,499.0people
91Gabon142,703.7people
92Panama130,148.1people
93Azerbaijan122,236.6people
94Timor-Leste114,012.2people
95Botswana99,629.0people
96Saudi Arabia94,983.9people
97Albania84,256.7people
98Portugal74,268.4people
99Jordan68,664.8people
100United States of America67,545.2people
101Georgia64,447.3people
102El Salvador58,759.5people
103Jamaica55,275.2people
104Bulgaria55,058.3people
105Djibouti55,031.5people
106Serbia49,545.7people
107Italy49,236.6people
108Kazakhstan36,289.0people
109Spain36,077.6people
110Fiji34,339.0people
111Comoros34,326.7people
112Vanuatu32,002.4people
113Sweden25,372.4people
114Syrian Arab Republic22,159.4people
115Kiribati22,104.3people
116Belize16,494.6people
117French Guiana15,919.4people
118Guyana15,694.5people
119Oman12,301.6people
120Libya11,889.3people
121Mayotte11,467.6people
122Micronesia, Federated States of11,222.5people
123Cape Verde10,286.6people
124Latvia10,110.4people
125Belarus9,867.2people
126Slovenia9,013.1people
127Czech Republic8,163.8people
128Australia8,111.5people
129Trinidad and Tobago7,336.2people
130Suriname5,950.9people
131Turkmenistan5,848.8people
132Bahamas4,162.8people
133The Republic of North Macedonia4,076.8people
134Cyprus3,788.1people
135Croatia3,752.0people
136Grenada3,705.4people
137Sao Tome and Principe3,680.2people
138Aruba3,422.5people
139Cayman Islands3,380.3people
140Seychelles2,964.0people
141Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2,383.6people
142Lithuania2,338.6people
143Armenia2,034.9people
144Jersey2,025.0people
145Dominica1,989.3people
146Barbados1,604.4people
147Bosnia and Herzegovina1,530.3people
148Martinique1,359.1people
149New Caledonia1,350.0people
150Bahrain1,287.3people
151Samoa1,218.9people
152Montenegro1,043.6people
153Maldives1,028.6people
154Reunion1,016.6people
155Antigua and Barbuda1,010.2people
156Mauritius933.7people
157Guam789.7people
158Saint Kitts and Nevis653.1people
159Bhutan549.0people
160Virgin Islands, U.S.453.7people
161Marshall Islands451.2people
162Anguilla363.2people
163Qatar336.1people
164Guadeloupe277.3people
165Sint Maarten (Dutch part)268.6people
166Nauru191.7people
167Tonga164.8people
168Falkland Islands (Malvinas)164.5people
169Saint Lucia116.5people
170Saint Pierre and Miquelon102.9people
171Turks and Caicos Islands93.9people
172Montserrat85.2people
173Palau82.8people
174Tuvalu82.2people
175Wallis and Futuna80.8people
176Cook Islands56.6people
177Virgin Islands, British53.5people
178Saint Helena37.1people
179Niue34.3people
180Saint Martin (French part)20.1people
181San Marino0.0people
182Costa Rica0.0people
183Denmark0.0people
184Estonia0.0people
185Faroe Islands0.0people
186Finland0.0people
187France0.0people
188French Polynesia0.0people
189State of Palestine0.0people
190Germany0.0people
191Gibraltar0.0people
192Greece0.0people
193Greenland0.0people
194Hong Kong0.0people
195Hungary0.0people
196Iceland0.0people
197Israel0.0people
198South Korea0.0people
199Kuwait0.0people
200Lebanon0.0people
201Liechtenstein0.0people
202Luxembourg0.0people
203Macao0.0people
204Malta0.0people
205Monaco0.0people
206Netherlands0.0people
207Curaçao0.0people
208Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0people
209New Zealand0.0people
210Norway0.0people
211Northern Mariana Islands0.0people
212Paraguay0.0people
213Puerto Rico0.0people
214Romania0.0people
215Saint Barthélemy0.0people
216Singapore0.0people
217Slovakia0.0people
218Switzerland0.0people
219Thailand0.0people
220Tokelau0.0people
221United Arab Emirates0.0people
222United Kingdom0.0people
223Isle of Man0.0people
224Uruguay0.0people
225American Samoa0.0people
226Andorra0.0people
227Austria0.0people
228Belgium0.0people
229Bermuda0.0people
230Brazil0.0people
231Brunei Darussalam0.0people
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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