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People using safely managed drinking-water services (% of population) — series 3
Share of population using safely managed drinking-water services (JMP definition). Comparable across 150+ countries and latest year available (2019–2022).
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene•171 countries
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Key Insights
Global Average
78.6%
Median: 91.0%
Countries Covered
171
with available data
Highest
Canada
100.0%
Lowest
Ethiopia
11.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Canada100.0%
2Cayman Islands100.0%
3Denmark100.0%
4Finland100.0%
5France100.0%
By Region
Oceania100.0%(2 countries)
Europe98.6%(32 countries)
South America95.0%(7 countries)
North America94.7%(4 countries)
Asia90.5%(24 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (11.3%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 78.6%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (24)
Other (93)
Africa (9)
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
Share of population using safely managed drinking-water services (JMP definition). Comparable across 150+ countries and latest year available (2019–2022). Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% |
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% |
| 3 | Denmark | 100.0% |
| 4 | Finland | 100.0% |
| 5 | France | 100.0% |
| 6 | Germany | 100.0% |
| 7 | Iceland | 100.0% |
| 8 | Ireland | 100.0% |
| 9 | Israel | 100.0% |
| 10 | Italy | 100.0% |
| 11 | Japan | 100.0% |
| 12 | South Korea | 100.0% |
| 13 | Kuwait | 100.0% |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
| 15 | Oman | 100.0% |
| 16 | Netherlands | 100.0% |
| 17 | New Zealand | 100.0% |
| 18 | Norway | 100.0% |
| 19 | Portugal | 100.0% |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% |
| 21 | Singapore | 100.0% |
| 22 | Spain | 100.0% |
| 23 | Sweden | 100.0% |
| 24 | Switzerland | 100.0% |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 100.0% |
| 27 | United States of America | 100.0% |
| 28 | Australia | 100.0% |
| 29 | Bahrain | 100.0% |
| 30 | Armenia | 100.0% |
| 31 | Chile | 99.0% |
| 32 | Croatia | 99.0% |
| 33 | Estonia | 99.0% |
| 34 | Georgia | 99.0% |
| 35 | Greece | 99.0% |
| 36 | Jordan | 99.0% |
| 37 | Latvia | 99.0% |
| 38 | Lithuania | 99.0% |
| 39 | Mauritius | 99.0% |
| 40 | Montenegro | 99.0% |
| 41 | Slovenia | 99.0% |
| 42 | Türkiye | 99.0% |
| 43 | Uruguay | 99.0% |
| 44 | Argentina | 99.0% |
| 45 | Austria | 99.0% |
| 46 | Bahamas | 99.0% |
| 47 | Barbados | 99.0% |
| 48 | Belgium | 99.0% |
| 49 | Botswana | 99.0% |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.0% |
| 51 | Belarus | 98.0% |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 98.0% |
| 53 | Cyprus | 98.0% |
| 54 | Czech Republic | 98.0% |
| 55 | Hungary | 98.0% |
| 56 | Maldives | 98.0% |
| 57 | Poland | 98.0% |
| 58 | Serbia | 98.0% |
| 59 | Slovakia | 98.0% |
| 60 | Egypt | 98.0% |
| 61 | Bermuda | 98.0% |
| 62 | Malaysia | 97.0% |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.0% |
| 64 | Albania | 97.0% |
| 65 | Brazil | 97.0% |
| 66 | Lebanon | 96.0% |
| 67 | Mexico | 96.0% |
| 68 | People's Republic of China | 95.8% |
| 69 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 95.0% |
| 70 | Panama | 95.0% |
| 71 | Thailand | 95.0% |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 94.3% |
| 73 | Guyana | 94.0% |
| 74 | Jamaica | 94.0% |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.0% |
| 76 | Philippines | 94.0% |
| 77 | India | 93.0% |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 93.0% |
| 79 | Russian Federation | 93.0% |
| 80 | Colombia | 92.6% |
| 81 | Cuba | 92.0% |
| 82 | Vietnam | 92.0% |
| 83 | Ukraine | 92.0% |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 91.4% |
| 85 | Moldova, Republic of | 91.0% |
| 86 | Peru | 91.0% |
| 87 | Syrian Arab Republic | 91.0% |
| 88 | Tunisia | 91.0% |
| 89 | Belize | 90.3% |
| 90 | Romania | 90.0% |
| 91 | Indonesia | 89.6% |
| 92 | Libya | 88.5% |
| 93 | Paraguay | 88.0% |
| 94 | Samoa | 88.0% |
| 95 | Ecuador | 87.2% |
| 96 | Bolivia | 86.9% |
| 97 | Honduras | 86.6% |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 84.8% |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 84.1% |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 83.5% |
| 101 | Iraq | 83.3% |
| 102 | Venezuela | 83.0% |
| 103 | Andorra | 82.9% |
| 104 | Guatemala | 82.7% |
| 105 | Algeria | 82.7% |
| 106 | El Salvador | 82.4% |
| 107 | Morocco | 79.4% |
| 108 | Suriname | 79.0% |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 79.0% |
| 110 | Benin | 77.4% |
| 111 | South Africa | 76.5% |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 74.5% |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 73.5% |
| 114 | Cape Verde | 73.4% |
| 115 | North Korea | 73.0% |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 73.0% |
| 117 | Virgin Islands, British | 71.2% |
| 118 | New Caledonia | 71.0% |
| 119 | Fiji | 70.0% |
| 120 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 68.4% |
| 121 | Somalia | 67.8% |
| 122 | Cameroon | 66.4% |
| 123 | Gabon | 65.7% |
| 124 | Pakistan | 65.6% |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.2% |
| 126 | Mongolia | 64.8% |
| 127 | Mali | 64.0% |
| 128 | Rwanda | 61.3% |
| 129 | Republic of the Congo | 60.1% |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 59.6% |
| 131 | Myanmar | 58.6% |
| 132 | Angola | 58.1% |
| 133 | Ghana | 57.1% |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56.9% |
| 135 | Republic of The Gambia | 56.4% |
| 136 | Senegal | 56.0% |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 55.8% |
| 138 | Comoros | 54.2% |
| 139 | Liberia | 53.8% |
| 140 | Lesotho | 53.3% |
| 141 | Djibouti | 52.2% |
| 142 | Sudan | 50.2% |
| 143 | Burundi | 49.3% |
| 144 | Yemen | 49.0% |
| 145 | Cambodia | 48.7% |
| 146 | Togo | 45.1% |
| 147 | Haiti | 44.7% |
| 148 | Bhutan | 44.5% |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 44.3% |
| 150 | Mauritania | 43.4% |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 42.4% |
| 152 | Madagascar | 40.5% |
| 153 | Zambia | 38.0% |
| 154 | Guinea | 36.8% |
| 155 | Nepal | 33.5% |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.2% |
| 157 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 33.0% |
| 158 | Kenya | 31.4% |
| 159 | Niger | 31.0% |
| 160 | United Republic of Tanzania | 30.0% |
| 161 | Mozambique | 29.1% |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 28.5% |
| 163 | Zimbabwe | 26.9% |
| 164 | Eritrea | 26.6% |
| 165 | Nigeria | 24.0% |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 23.0% |
| 167 | Chad | 22.5% |
| 168 | Uganda | 18.0% |
| 169 | South Sudan | 16.0% |
| 170 | Malawi | 15.5% |
| 171 | Ethiopia | 11.3% |
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Data Source
This data comes from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2022).
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