Former British colonies Compared by People > Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 93% of population | 2013 | |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 65% of population | 2013 | |
| 3 | Nigeria | 57% of population | 2013 | |
| 4 | Tanzania | 56% of population | 2013 | |
| 5 | Zambia | 54% of population | 2013 | |
| 6 | Yemen | 53% of population | 2013 | |
| =7 | Sudan | 48% of population | 2013 | |
| =7 | Kenya | 48% of population | 2013 | |
| 9 | Swaziland | 35% of population | 2013 | |
| 10 | Uganda | 32% of population | 2013 | |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 31% of population | 2013 | |
| 12 | Lesotho | 27% of population | 2013 | |
| 13 | Burma | 22% of population | 2013 | |
| =14 | Malawi | 20% of population | 2013 | |
| =14 | Bangladesh | 20% of population | 2013 | |
| =14 | Ghana | 20% of population | 2013 | |
| 17 | The Gambia | 15% of population | 2013 | |
| 18 | The Bahamas | 14% of population | 2013 | |
| 19 | Jamaica | 12% of population | 2013 | |
| =20 | Pakistan | 11% of population | 2013 | |
| =20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11% of population | 2013 | |
| =22 | India | 10% of population | 2013 | |
| =22 | Sri Lanka | 10% of population | 2013 | |
| =22 | Namibia | 10% of population | 2013 | |
| =25 | Dominica | 8% of population | 2013 | |
| =25 | Jordan | 8% of population | 2013 | |
| =25 | Botswana | 8% of population | 2013 | |
| =28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7% of population | 2013 | |
| =28 | Grenada | 7% of population | 2013 | |
| =28 | Guyana | 7% of population | 2013 | |
| =31 | United States | 6% of population | 2013 | |
| =31 | Bhutan | 6% of population | 2013 | |
| =33 | Fiji | 5% of population | 2013 | |
| =33 | Saint Lucia | 5% of population | 2013 | |
| =35 | Tuvalu | 3% of population | 2013 | |
| =35 | Maldives | 3% of population | 2013 | |
| =37 | Canada | 1% of population | 2013 | |
| =37 | Malaysia | 1% of population | 2013 | |
| =37 | Belize | 1% of population | 2013 | |
| =37 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1% of population | 2013 | |
| =37 | Egypt | 1% of population | 2013 | |
| =37 | Kuwait | 1% of population | 2013 |
