environmental2024
Share of the population using safely managed drinking water
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
72.5%
Median: 82.2%
Countries Covered
163
with available data
Highest
Gibraltar
100.0%
Lowest
Central African Republic
6.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Gibraltar100.0%
2Hong Kong100.0%
3Hungary100.0%
4Iceland100.0%
5Kuwait100.0%
By Region
Oceania100.0%(1 countries)
Europe96.4%(32 countries)
South America76.0%(5 countries)
Asia75.6%(22 countries)
North America71.6%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (6.2%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 72.5%)
Oceania (1)
Europe (32)
South America (5)
Asia (22)
North America (4)
Other (92)
Africa (7)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 100.0% |
| 3 | Hungary | 100.0% |
| 4 | Iceland | 100.0% |
| 5 | Kuwait | 100.0% |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% |
| 7 | Macao | 100.0% |
| 8 | Monaco | 100.0% |
| 9 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 100.0% |
| 10 | New Zealand | 100.0% |
| 11 | Saint Barthélemy | 100.0% |
| 12 | Singapore | 100.0% |
| 13 | San Marino | 100.0% |
| 14 | Netherlands | 100.0% |
| 15 | Denmark | 99.9% |
| 16 | Germany | 99.9% |
| 17 | Isle of Man | 99.9% |
| 18 | Malta | 99.8% |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 99.8% |
| 20 | Sweden | 99.8% |
| 21 | Cyprus | 99.7% |
| 22 | France | 99.7% |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 99.7% |
| 24 | Finland | 99.6% |
| 25 | Slovenia | 99.6% |
| 26 | Slovakia | 99.6% |
| 27 | Belgium | 99.5% |
| 28 | Israel | 99.5% |
| 29 | Spain | 99.5% |
| 30 | South Korea | 99.3% |
| 31 | Norway | 99.1% |
| 32 | Martinique | 99.0% |
| 33 | Estonia | 98.9% |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 98.9% |
| 35 | Bahrain | 98.9% |
| 36 | Austria | 98.9% |
| 37 | Japan | 98.7% |
| 38 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 98.7% |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 98.6% |
| 40 | Saint Helena | 98.4% |
| 41 | Czech Republic | 98.1% |
| 42 | Chile | 97.8% |
| 43 | United States of America | 97.6% |
| 44 | Latvia | 97.0% |
| 45 | Canada | 96.9% |
| 46 | New Caledonia | 96.9% |
| 47 | Italy | 96.8% |
| 48 | Lithuania | 96.7% |
| 49 | Switzerland | 96.7% |
| 50 | Greece | 96.7% |
| 51 | Guadeloupe | 96.7% |
| 52 | Saint Martin (French part) | 96.6% |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 96.2% |
| 54 | Ireland | 96.1% |
| 55 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 96.0% |
| 56 | Reunion | 95.7% |
| 57 | Qatar | 95.3% |
| 58 | Portugal | 95.2% |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 94.9% |
| 60 | Malaysia | 94.7% |
| 61 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 94.4% |
| 62 | Guam | 94.0% |
| 63 | Belarus | 93.1% |
| 64 | Niue | 93.0% |
| 65 | Jersey | 92.8% |
| 66 | Mayotte | 92.5% |
| 67 | French Guiana | 92.2% |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 91.5% |
| 69 | Oman | 91.1% |
| 70 | Palau | 90.8% |
| 71 | Andorra | 90.6% |
| 72 | American Samoa | 90.5% |
| 73 | French Polynesia | 90.4% |
| 74 | Grenada | 89.9% |
| 75 | Jordan | 89.0% |
| 76 | Poland | 88.7% |
| 77 | Brazil | 88.6% |
| 78 | Ukraine | 87.9% |
| 79 | Croatia | 87.3% |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.4% |
| 81 | Montenegro | 85.5% |
| 82 | Romania | 82.2% |
| 83 | Armenia | 82.1% |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 81.9% |
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands | 81.5% |
| 86 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 80.8% |
| 87 | State of Palestine | 80.6% |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 80.5% |
| 89 | Morocco | 80.0% |
| 90 | Egypt | 78.9% |
| 91 | India | 76.4% |
| 92 | Russian Federation | 76.3% |
| 93 | Moldova, Republic of | 75.8% |
| 94 | Serbia | 75.0% |
| 95 | Colombia | 74.3% |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.9% |
| 97 | Albania | 70.8% |
| 98 | Georgia | 70.5% |
| 99 | Ecuador | 69.9% |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.4% |
| 101 | Algeria | 69.0% |
| 102 | Wallis and Futuna | 68.9% |
| 103 | South Africa | 68.0% |
| 104 | Guyana | 67.2% |
| 105 | North Korea | 66.6% |
| 106 | Bhutan | 65.6% |
| 107 | Honduras | 65.5% |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 65.1% |
| 109 | Tunisia | 65.0% |
| 110 | Seychelles | 64.7% |
| 111 | Paraguay | 64.4% |
| 112 | Botswana | 63.3% |
| 113 | Samoa | 62.5% |
| 114 | Iraq | 59.8% |
| 115 | Myanmar | 59.7% |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 59.1% |
| 117 | Vietnam | 58.6% |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 57.8% |
| 119 | Suriname | 55.8% |
| 120 | Peru | 49.4% |
| 121 | Guatemala | 48.8% |
| 122 | Philippines | 48.5% |
| 123 | Republic of The Gambia | 48.2% |
| 124 | Lebanon | 47.7% |
| 125 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.0% |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | 46.9% |
| 127 | Republic of the Congo | 45.9% |
| 128 | Dominican Republic | 45.3% |
| 129 | Pakistan | 45.0% |
| 130 | Mongolia | 43.4% |
| 131 | Mexico | 43.0% |
| 132 | Ghana | 42.9% |
| 133 | Fiji | 42.1% |
| 134 | Eswatini | 38.2% |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 36.7% |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 36.4% |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.2% |
| 138 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31.3% |
| 139 | Lesotho | 31.3% |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 30.6% |
| 141 | Indonesia | 30.5% |
| 142 | Cambodia | 30.0% |
| 143 | Nigeria | 29.9% |
| 144 | Tonga | 29.6% |
| 145 | Mozambique | 27.5% |
| 146 | Senegal | 27.2% |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 25.5% |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.0% |
| 149 | Madagascar | 22.1% |
| 150 | Togo | 20.5% |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 19.2% |
| 152 | Nauru | 18.7% |
| 153 | Malawi | 18.2% |
| 154 | Uganda | 18.1% |
| 155 | Benin | 17.7% |
| 156 | Nepal | 16.5% |
| 157 | Kiribati | 15.1% |
| 158 | Ethiopia | 13.5% |
| 159 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.9% |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 10.9% |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 8.7% |
| 162 | Chad | 6.3% |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 6.2% |
Showing 163 of 163 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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