People > Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural: Countries Compared
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 | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 73% of population | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Mozambique | 71% of population | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Congo, Republic of the | 68% of population | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 67% of population | 2013 | ||
| =6 | Ethiopia | 66% of population | 2013 | ||
| =6 | Madagascar | 66% of population | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 65% of population | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Angola | 62% of population | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Niger | 61% of population | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Togo | 60% of population | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Gabon | 59% of population | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Afghanistan | 58% of population | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Equatorial Guinea | 58% of population | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Nigeria | 57% of population | 2013 | ||
| =16 | Tanzania | 56% of population | 2013 | ||
| =16 | Chad | 56% of population | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Zambia | 54% of population | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Yemen | 53% of population | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Mauritania | 52% of population | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Kiribati | 50% of population | 2013 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 49.07% of population | 2013 | |||
| =22 | Central African Republic | 49% of population | 2013 | ||
| =22 | Mali | 49% of population | 2013 | ||
| =22 | Haiti | 49% of population | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Sudan | 48% of population | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Kenya | 48% of population | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Cameroon | 48% of population | 2013 | ||
| =28 | Mongolia | 47% of population | 2013 | ||
| =28 | Guinea-Bissau | 47% of population | 2013 | ||
| =30 | Tajikistan | 46% of population | 2013 | ||
| =30 | Djibouti | 46% of population | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Libya | 45% of population | 2013 | ||
| =33 | Senegal | 44% of population | 2013 | ||
| =33 | Iraq | 44% of population | 2013 | ||
| 35 | Eritrea | 43% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 42.21% of population | 2013 | |||
| 36 | Cambodia | 42% of population | 2013 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 41.59% of population | 2013 | |||
| =37 | East Timor | 40% of population | 2013 | ||
| =37 | Liberia | 40% of population | 2013 | ||
| 39 | Morocco | 39% of population | 2013 | ||
| 40 | Laos | 38% of population | 2013 | ||
| 41 | Rwanda | 37% of population | 2013 | ||
| =42 | Swaziland | 35% of population | 2013 | ||
| =42 | Guinea | 35% of population | 2013 | ||
| =42 | Solomon Islands | 35% of population | 2013 | ||
| =42 | Peru | 35% of population | 2013 | ||
| 46 | Paraguay | 34% of population | 2013 | ||
| =47 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32% of population | 2013 | ||
| =47 | Benin | 32% of population | 2013 | ||
| =47 | Uganda | 32% of population | 2013 | ||
| =47 | Nicaragua | 32% of population | 2013 | ||
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 31% of population | 2013 | ||
| 52 | Romania | 30% of population | 2013 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 29.9% of population | 2013 | |||
| =53 | Bolivia | 29% of population | 2013 | ||
| =53 | Azerbaijan | 29% of population | 2013 | ||
| =53 | Burundi | 29% of population | 2013 | ||
| =56 | Turkmenistan | 28% of population | 2013 | ||
| =56 | Colombia | 28% of population | 2013 | ||
| =58 | Burkina Faso | 27% of population | 2013 | ||
| =58 | Lesotho | 27% of population | 2013 | ||
| =60 | Indonesia | 26% of population | 2013 | ||
| =60 | Venezuela | 26% of population | 2013 | ||
| 62 | Chile | 25% of population | 2013 | ||
| 63 | El Salvador | 24% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 22.42% of population | 2013 | |||
| =64 | Oman | 22% of population | 2013 | ||
| =64 | Burma | 22% of population | 2013 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 22% of population | 2013 | |||
| =66 | South Africa | 21% of population | 2013 | ||
| =66 | Algeria | 21% of population | 2013 | ||
| =66 | Honduras | 21% of population | 2013 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 21% of population | 2013 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 20.31% of population | 2013 | |||
| =69 | Malawi | 20% of population | 2013 | ||
| =69 | Bangladesh | 20% of population | 2013 | ||
| =69 | Argentina | 20% of population | 2013 | ||
| =69 | Ghana | 20% of population | 2013 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 19.08% of population | 2013 | |||
| =73 | Uzbekistan | 19% of population | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Suriname | 19% of population | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Lithuania | 19% of population | 2013 | ||
| 76 | Panama | 17% of population | 2013 | ||
| =77 | Dominican Republic | 16% of population | 2013 | ||
| =77 | Tunisia | 16% of population | 2013 | ||
| =79 | Kyrgyzstan | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| =79 | The Gambia | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| =79 | Cape Verde | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| =79 | China | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| =79 | Brazil | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 14.64% of population | 2013 | |||
| =84 | Syria | 14% of population | 2013 | ||
| =84 | The Bahamas | 14% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 13.2% of population | 2013 | |||
| =86 | Vanuatu | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =86 | Guatemala | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =86 | Cook Islands | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =89 | South Korea | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =89 | Nepal | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =89 | Jamaica | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =93 | Ecuador | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| =93 | Pakistan | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| =93 | Cuba | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| =93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| =97 | India | 10% of population | 2013 | ||
| =97 | Kazakhstan | 10% of population | 2013 | ||
| =97 | Sri Lanka | 10% of population | 2013 | ||
| =97 | Namibia | 10% of population | 2013 | ||
| =101 | Costa Rica | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =101 | Mexico | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Iran | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Dominica | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Philippines | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Jordan | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Botswana | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Federated States of Micronesia | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Russia | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Moldova | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Vietnam | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Grenada | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =110 | Guyana | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Albania | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | United States | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Bhutan | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =118 | Thailand | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =118 | Fiji | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =118 | Saint Lucia | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Montenegro | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Palau | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Georgia | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Samoa | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Latvia | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =126 | Tuvalu | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =126 | Estonia | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =126 | Maldives | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =126 | Armenia | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =126 | Tokelau | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =126 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =126 | Croatia | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =126 | North Korea | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =126 | Comoros | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =135 | Serbia | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =135 | Ukraine | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =135 | British Virgin Islands | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Canada | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Turkey | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Mauritius | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Malaysia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Belize | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Republic of Macedonia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Greece | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Slovenia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Belarus | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Marshall Islands | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Egypt | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Kuwait | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| 152 | Portugal | 0.0 | 2013 |
