environmental2023

Share of population deprived in the indicator Drinking water

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data109 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
20.8%
Median: 14.0%
Countries Covered
109
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
69.4%
Lowest
Turkmenistan
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic69.4%
2Madagascar63.5%
3Uganda60.9%
4Democratic Republic of the Congo59.7%
5Niger57.5%
By Region
Africa28.0%(9 countries)
Other22.7%(78 countries)
North America21.3%(2 countries)
Asia11.1%(14 countries)
South America8.1%(5 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1%)High (69.4%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.8%)

Africa (9)
Other (78)
North America (2)
Asia (14)
South America (5)
Europe (1)

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 2023; 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
1Central African Republic69.4%
2Madagascar63.5%
3Uganda60.9%
4Democratic Republic of the Congo59.7%
5Niger57.5%
6Rwanda56.6%
7Angola56.6%
8Papua New Guinea55.7%
9Ethiopia55.4%
10Burkina Faso51.9%
11Chad51.6%
12Mozambique50.8%
13Burundi50.1%
14Sierra Leone48.7%
15Zimbabwe46.4%
16Sudan45.1%
17Haiti44.3%
18Guinea-Bissau43.6%
19Guinea43.2%
20United Republic of Tanzania41.8%
21Cameroon40.9%
22Zambia40.3%
23Guatemala40.2%
24Kenya37.9%
25Mali37.4%
26Togo37.2%
27Libya37.0%
28Malawi34.8%
29Afghanistan34.8%
30Mauritania33.6%
31Nigeria32.4%
32Benin32.3%
33Liberia31.6%
34Yemen31.2%
35People's Republic of China28.9%
36Republic of the Congo27.4%
37Namibia26.9%
38Mongolia26.4%
39Eswatini26.1%
40Tajikistan25.9%
41Timor-Leste25.9%
42Lesotho25.7%
43Myanmar23.7%
44Jamaica22.0%
45Cote d'Ivoire21.8%
46Ghana21.2%
47Kiribati21.2%
48Morocco19.9%
49Albania19.1%
50Vanuatu17.3%
51South Africa15.5%
52Brazil15.5%
53Gabon15.0%
54Sao Tome and Principe14.9%
55Lao People's Democratic Republic14.0%
56Indonesia13.9%
57Senegal13.3%
58Pakistan13.2%
59Cambodia12.5%
60Republic of The Gambia12.2%
61Colombia12.1%
62Sri Lanka11.7%
63Azerbaijan11.1%
64Algeria9.0%
65Comoros8.7%
66Botswana7.5%
67Peru7.4%
68India7.3%
69Uzbekistan7.2%
70El Salvador6.6%
71Bolivia6.3%
72Guyana6.2%
73Kyrgyzstan5.6%
74Ecuador5.0%
75Tunisia5.0%
76Paraguay5.0%
77Nauru5.0%
78Honduras4.5%
79Georgia4.4%
80Belize4.3%
81Kazakhstan4.1%
82Philippines4.1%
83Egypt4.1%
84Nepal3.4%
85Cuba3.1%
86Seychelles2.7%
87Fiji2.5%
88Mexico2.3%
89Armenia2.1%
90Vietnam2.1%
91Suriname1.9%
92Iraq1.9%
93Dominican Republic1.6%
94State of Palestine1.6%
95Maldives1.6%
96Serbia1.4%
97Samoa1.3%
98The Republic of North Macedonia1.2%
99Montenegro1.0%
100Tonga0.9%
101Bangladesh0.9%
102Tuvalu0.8%
103Argentina0.6%
104Trinidad and Tobago0.5%
105Costa Rica0.5%
106Thailand0.4%
107Jordan0.3%
108Bhutan0.1%
109Turkmenistan0.1%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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