Environment > Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Austria | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Sweden | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Greenland | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Hungary | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Israel | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Italy | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Qatar | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Lebanon | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Denmark | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Australia | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Singapore | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Germany | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Iceland | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Malta | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | French Polynesia | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Belgium | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Japan | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Andorra | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | American Samoa | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Finland | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Virgin Islands | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Norway | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Slovakia | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | France | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Monaco | 100 | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Martinique | 99.98 | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Spain | 99.95 | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Ireland | 99.85 | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Barbados | 99.84 | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Czech Republic | 99.82 | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Uruguay | 99.81 | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Canada | 99.81 | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Mauritius | 99.76 | 2011 | ||
| 41 | Greece | 99.76 | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Turkey | 99.74 | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Belarus | 99.71 | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Portugal | 99.69 | 2011 | ||
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 99.64 | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Cook Islands | 99.61 | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Malaysia | 99.6 | 2011 | ||
| 48 | Slovenia | 99.6 | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Republic of Macedonia | 99.59 | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Bulgaria | 99.49 | 2011 | ||
| 51 | Guam | 99.42 | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Guadeloupe | 99.34 | 2011 | ||
| 53 | Egypt | 99.32 | 2011 | ||
| 54 | Tonga | 99.24 | 2011 | ||
| 55 | Serbia | 99.22 | 2011 | ||
| 56 | Argentina | 99.22 | 2011 | ||
| 57 | Armenia | 99.17 | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Reunion | 99.12 | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Kuwait | 99 | 2011 | ||
| 60 | Montserrat | 98.98 | 2011 | ||
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.81 | 2011 | ||
| 62 | United States | 98.76 | 2011 | ||
| 63 | Estonia | 98.75 | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Belize | 98.6 | 2011 | ||
| 65 | Niue | 98.58 | 2011 | ||
| 66 | Maldives | 98.58 | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Croatia | 98.55 | 2011 | ||
| 68 | Chile | 98.49 | 2011 | ||
| 69 | New Caledonia | 98.45 | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Latvia | 98.4 | 2011 | ||
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.3 | 2011 | ||
| 72 | Samoa | 98.08 | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Georgia | 98.06 | 2011 | ||
| 74 | Montenegro | 98.02 | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Ukraine | 97.96 | 2011 | ||
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 97.87 | 2011 | ||
| 77 | Aruba | 97.77 | 2011 | ||
| 78 | South Korea | 97.76 | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Tuvalu | 97.67 | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Tokelau | 97.44 | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Brazil | 97.23 | 2011 | ||
| 82 | Bhutan | 97.21 | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 97.03 | 2011 | ||
| 84 | Russia | 97.03 | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 96.97 | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Botswana | 96.8 | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Northern Mariana Islands | 96.53 | 2011 | ||
| 88 | Costa Rica | 96.44 | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Tunisia | 96.38 | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Fiji | 96.28 | 2011 | ||
| 91 | Seychelles | 96.25 | 2011 | ||
| 92 | Moldova | 96.23 | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Jordan | 96.16 | 2011 | ||
| 94 | The Bahamas | 96 | 2011 | ||
| 95 | Nauru | 95.99 | 2011 | ||
| 96 | Thailand | 95.82 | 2011 | ||
| 97 | Vietnam | 95.58 | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Cayman Islands | 95.58 | 2011 | ||
| 99 | Iran | 95.28 | 2011 | ||
| 100 | Palau | 95.26 | 2011 | ||
| 101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 95.06 | 2011 | ||
| 102 | Comoros | 95.05 | 2010 | ||
| 103 | British Virgin Islands | 94.85 | 2007 | ||
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 94.82 | 2011 | ||
| 105 | Albania | 94.65 | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Anguilla | 94.55 | 2011 | ||
| 107 | Guyana | 94.52 | 2011 | ||
| 108 | Dominica | 94.44 | 2007 | ||
| 109 | Mexico | 94.44 | 2011 | ||
| 110 | Marshall Islands | 94.41 | 2011 | ||
| 111 | Panama | 94.25 | 2011 | ||
| 112 | Grenada | 94.2 | 2007 | ||
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.92 | 2011 | ||
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 93.8 | 2011 | ||
| 115 | Guatemala | 93.8 | 2011 | ||
| 116 | Cuba | 93.75 | 2011 | ||
| 117 | Puerto Rico | 93.63 | 2001 | ||
| 118 | Namibia | 93.45 | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Jamaica | 93.12 | 2011 | ||
| 120 | Colombia | 92.93 | 2011 | ||
| 121 | Venezuela | 92.91 | 2007 | ||
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 92.6 | 2011 | ||
| 123 | Djibouti | 92.49 | 2011 | ||
| 124 | Philippines | 92.39 | 2011 | ||
| 125 | Oman | 92.27 | 2011 | ||
| 126 | Lithuania | 91.96 | 2009 | ||
| 127 | Suriname | 91.91 | 2011 | ||
| 128 | Ecuador | 91.82 | 2011 | ||
| 129 | China | 91.69 | 2011 | ||
| 130 | India | 91.63 | 2011 | ||
| 131 | South Africa | 91.49 | 2011 | ||
| 132 | Pakistan | 91.43 | 2011 | ||
| 133 | Vanuatu | 90.63 | 2011 | ||
| 134 | French Guiana | 89.96 | 2011 | ||
| 135 | Syria | 89.91 | 2011 | ||
| 136 | El Salvador | 89.66 | 2011 | ||
| 137 | Gambia | 89.3 | 2011 | ||
| 138 | Federated States of Micronesia | 89.13 | 2011 | ||
| 139 | Honduras | 88.93 | 2011 | ||
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 88.73 | 2011 | ||
| 141 | Cape Verde | 88.73 | 2011 | ||
| 142 | Bolivia | 88.03 | 2011 | ||
| 143 | Gabon | 87.89 | 2011 | ||
| 144 | Romania | 87.72 | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Nepal | 87.55 | 2011 | ||
| 146 | Uzbekistan | 87.26 | 2011 | ||
| 147 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 87.05 | 2007 | ||
| 148 | Paraguay | 86.46 | 2010 | ||
| 149 | Ghana | 86.29 | 2011 | ||
| 150 | Mongolia | 85.26 | 2011 | ||
| 151 | Peru | 85.25 | 2011 | ||
| 152 | Nicaragua | 84.95 | 2011 | ||
| 153 | Iraq | 84.88 | 2011 | ||
| 154 | Indonesia | 84.26 | 2011 | ||
| 155 | Burma | 84.13 | 2011 | ||
| 156 | Algeria | 83.85 | 2011 | ||
| 157 | Malawi | 83.69 | 2011 | ||
| 158 | Bangladesh | 83.22 | 2011 | ||
| 159 | Morocco | 82.12 | 2011 | ||
| 160 | Palestine | 81.8 | 2011 | ||
| 161 | Dominican Republic | 81.61 | 2011 | ||
| 162 | Azerbaijan | 80.2 | 2011 | ||
| 163 | Zimbabwe | 79.98 | 2011 | ||
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 79.98 | 2011 | ||
| 165 | Cote d'Ivoire | 79.86 | 2011 | ||
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 79.26 | 2011 | ||
| 167 | Lesotho | 77.67 | 2011 | ||
| 168 | Benin | 76.02 | 2011 | ||
| 169 | Uganda | 74.79 | 2011 | ||
| 170 | Liberia | 74.42 | 2011 | ||
| 171 | Cameroon | 74.4 | 2011 | ||
| 172 | Burundi | 74.35 | 2011 | ||
| 173 | Guinea | 73.62 | 2011 | ||
| 174 | Senegal | 73.37 | 2011 | ||
| 175 | Swaziland | 72.21 | 2011 | ||
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 71.74 | 2011 | ||
| 177 | Turkmenistan | 70.96 | 2011 | ||
| 178 | Laos | 69.56 | 2011 | ||
| 179 | East Timor | 69.09 | 2011 | ||
| 180 | Rwanda | 68.93 | 2011 | ||
| 181 | Central African Republic | 67.14 | 2011 | ||
| 182 | Cambodia | 67.09 | 2011 | ||
| 183 | Kiribati | 66.1 | 2011 | ||
| 184 | Tajikistan | 65.89 | 2011 | ||
| 185 | Mali | 65.4 | 2011 | ||
| 186 | Zambia | 64.15 | 2011 | ||
| 187 | Haiti | 63.96 | 2011 | ||
| 188 | Nigeria | 61.08 | 2011 | ||
| 189 | Kenya | 60.91 | 2011 | ||
| 190 | Afghanistan | 60.62 | 2011 | ||
| 191 | Eritrea | 60.15 | 2008 | ||
| 192 | Togo | 58.96 | 2011 | ||
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 57.48 | 2011 | ||
| 194 | Yemen | 54.75 | 2011 | ||
| 195 | Libya | 54.36 | 2001 | ||
| 196 | Angola | 53.43 | 2011 | ||
| 197 | Tanzania | 53.34 | 2011 | ||
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.94 | 2006 | ||
| 199 | Niger | 50.25 | 2011 | ||
| 200 | Chad | 50.16 | 2011 | ||
| 201 | Mauritania | 49.61 | 2011 | ||
| 202 | Ethiopia | 49.04 | 2011 | ||
| 203 | Madagascar | 48.11 | 2011 | ||
| 204 | Mozambique | 47.18 | 2011 | ||
| 205 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46.24 | 2011 | ||
| 206 | Papua New Guinea | 40.23 | 2011 | ||
| 207 | Somalia | 29.55 | 2011 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Environment > Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural
- Somalia has ranked last for water > drinking water > population with improved drinking water sources > urban and rural since 2000.
- Germany has ranked in the top 2 for water > drinking water > population with improved drinking water sources > urban and rural since 1990.
- Iceland has ranked in the top 3 for water > drinking water > population with improved drinking water sources > urban and rural since 1990.
- Papua New Guinea has ranked second last for water > drinking water > population with improved drinking water sources > urban and rural since 2005.
- Switzerland has ranked in the top 5 for water > drinking water > population with improved drinking water sources > urban and rural since 1990.
- Malta has ranked in the top 4 for water > drinking water > population with improved drinking water sources > urban and rural since 2003.
- Belgium has ranked in the top 7 for water > drinking water > population with improved drinking water sources > urban and rural since 1990.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo has ranked third last for water > drinking water > population with improved drinking water sources > urban and rural since 2010.
- French Polynesia has ranked in the top 6 for water > drinking water > population with improved drinking water sources > urban and rural since 1990.
- Japan has ranked in the top 8 for water > drinking water > population with improved drinking water sources > urban and rural since 1990.