People > Drinking water source > Improved > Urban: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, 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 | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Singapore | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Iceland | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Germany | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Poland | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Montserrat | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Canada | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Netherlands | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Monaco | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | South Korea | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Turkey | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | France | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Slovakia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Norway | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Finland | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Mauritius | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Malaysia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Barbados | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Costa Rica | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Luxembourg | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Andorra | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Ireland | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Australia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Georgia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Denmark | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Lebanon | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Fiji | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Qatar | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Italy | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Maldives | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Israel | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Hungary | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Republic of Macedonia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | United Kingdom | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Greece | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Aruba | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Slovenia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Spain | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Greenland | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Niue | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | New Zealand | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | United Arab Emirates | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Guam | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Czech Republic | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Cyprus | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Mongolia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Tonga | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | United States | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Sweden | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Bulgaria | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Austria | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Latvia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Japan | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Niger | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Brazil | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Belarus | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Belgium | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Croatia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | French Polynesia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Switzerland | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Uruguay | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Egypt | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Bhutan | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Malta | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Bahrain | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Seychelles | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 100% of population | 2013 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 99.9% of population | 2013 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 99.89% of population | 2013 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 99.57% of population | 2013 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 99.41% of population | 2013 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 99.24% of population | 2013 | |||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 99.14% of population | 2013 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 99.12% of population | 2013 | |||
| =68 | Montenegro | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Portugal | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Moldova | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Estonia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Colombia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Serbia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Paraguay | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Botswana | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Cook Islands | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Armenia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Vietnam | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Russia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | South Africa | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Chile | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Djibouti | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Kuwait | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Kazakhstan | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Kyrgyzstan | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | North Korea | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Tunisia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Sri Lanka | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =68 | Namibia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 98.75% of population | 2013 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 98.63% of population | 2013 | |||
| =91 | Vanuatu | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Tuvalu | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Belize | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Morocco | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Uzbekistan | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Zimbabwe | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Jordan | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Argentina | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Guatemala | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | The Bahamas | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Jamaica | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Saint Lucia | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | China | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Ukraine | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | British Virgin Islands | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Northern Mariana Islands | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Nicaragua | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Guyana | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 97.44% of population | 2013 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 97.33% of population | 2013 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 97.17% of population | 2013 | |||
| =110 | Turkmenistan | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Ethiopia | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Panama | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Thailand | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Suriname | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Mexico | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Saudi Arabia | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | India | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Romania | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Iran | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Grenada | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 96.68% of population | 2013 | |||
| =121 | Dominica | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Ecuador | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Bolivia | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Pakistan | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Samoa | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Albania | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Cuba | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Cayman Islands | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | Cameroon | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | Burkina Faso | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | Congo, Republic of the | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | Malawi | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | Gabon | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | Uganda | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | Honduras | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 94.87% of population | 2013 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 94.85% of population | 2013 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 94.7% of population | 2013 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 94.24% of population | 2013 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 94.24% of population | 2013 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 94.08% of population | 2013 | |||
| =137 | El Salvador | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =137 | Venezuela | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =137 | Solomon Islands | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =137 | Federated States of Micronesia | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 93.98% of population | 2013 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 93.6% of population | 2013 | |||
| =141 | Philippines | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| =141 | Nepal | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| =141 | Senegal | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| =141 | Syria | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| =141 | Lithuania | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| =141 | Oman | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| =141 | Burma | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 92.71% of population | 2013 | |||
| =148 | Tajikistan | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =148 | Indonesia | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =148 | Central African Republic | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =148 | The Gambia | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =148 | Marshall Islands | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 91.2% of population | 2013 | |||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 91.18% of population | 2013 | |||
| =153 | East Timor | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | Swaziland | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | Ghana | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | Lesotho | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | Peru | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | Iraq | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | Guinea-Bissau | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | Comoros | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 90.37% of population | 2013 | |||
| =162 | Guinea | 90% of population | 2013 | ||
| =162 | Cape Verde | 90% of population | 2013 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 89.98% of population | 2013 | |||
| =164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 89% of population | 2013 | ||
| =164 | Togo | 89% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 88.24% of population | 2013 | |||
| =166 | Liberia | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| =166 | Nauru | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| =166 | Azerbaijan | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Dominican Republic | 87% of population | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Sierra Leone | 87% of population | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Papua New Guinea | 87% of population | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Cambodia | 87% of population | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Mali | 87% of population | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Zambia | 87% of population | 2013 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 86.45% of population | 2013 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 85.61% of population | 2013 | |||
| =175 | Bangladesh | 85% of population | 2013 | ||
| =175 | Algeria | 85% of population | 2013 | ||
| =175 | Haiti | 85% of population | 2013 | ||
| 178 | Benin | 84% of population | 2013 | ||
| =179 | Palau | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| =179 | Burundi | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 82.67% of population | 2013 | |||
| 181 | Kenya | 82% of population | 2013 | ||
| =182 | Tanzania | 79% of population | 2013 | ||
| =182 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 79% of population | 2013 | ||
| 184 | Afghanistan | 78% of population | 2013 | ||
| =185 | Laos | 77% of population | 2013 | ||
| =185 | Mozambique | 77% of population | 2013 | ||
| =185 | Kiribati | 77% of population | 2013 | ||
| 188 | Rwanda | 76% of population | 2013 | ||
| =189 | Madagascar | 74% of population | 2013 | ||
| =189 | Nigeria | 74% of population | 2013 | ||
| =189 | Eritrea | 74% of population | 2013 | ||
| 192 | Yemen | 72% of population | 2013 | ||
| 193 | Chad | 70% of population | 2013 | ||
| =194 | Sudan | 67% of population | 2013 | ||
| =194 | South Sudan | 67% of population | 2012 | ||
| 196 | Somalia | 66% of population | 2013 | ||
| =197 | Anguilla | 60% of population | 2013 | ||
| =197 | Angola | 60% of population | 2013 | ||
| 199 | Libya | 54% of population | 2013 | ||
| 200 | Mauritania | 52% of population | 2013 | ||
| 201 | Equatorial Guinea | 45% of population | 2013 |
