People > Drinking water source > Unimproved > Urban: 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 | Equatorial Guinea | 55% of population | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Mauritania | 48% of population | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Libya | 46% of population | 2013 | ||
| =4 | Anguilla | 40% of population | 2013 | ||
| =4 | Angola | 40% of population | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Somalia | 34% of population | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Sudan | 33% of population | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Chad | 30% of population | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Yemen | 28% of population | 2013 | ||
| =10 | Madagascar | 26% of population | 2013 | ||
| =10 | Nigeria | 26% of population | 2013 | ||
| =10 | Eritrea | 26% of population | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Rwanda | 24% of population | 2013 | ||
| =14 | Laos | 23% of population | 2013 | ||
| =14 | Mozambique | 23% of population | 2013 | ||
| =14 | Kiribati | 23% of population | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Afghanistan | 22% of population | 2013 | ||
| =18 | Tanzania | 21% of population | 2013 | ||
| =18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21% of population | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Kenya | 18% of population | 2013 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 17.33% of population | 2013 | |||
| =21 | Palau | 17% of population | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Burundi | 17% of population | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Benin | 16% of population | 2013 | ||
| =24 | Bangladesh | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| =24 | Algeria | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| =24 | Haiti | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 14.39% of population | 2013 | |||
| =27 | Dominican Republic | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Sierra Leone | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Papua New Guinea | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Cambodia | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Mali | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Zambia | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 12.25% of population | 2013 | |||
| =33 | Liberia | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =33 | Nauru | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =33 | Azerbaijan | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| =36 | Togo | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 10.95% of population | 2013 | |||
| =38 | Guinea | 10% of population | 2013 | ||
| =38 | Cape Verde | 10% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | East Timor | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Swaziland | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Ghana | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Lesotho | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Peru | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Iraq | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Guinea-Bissau | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Comoros | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 8.8% of population | 2013 | |||
| =49 | Tajikistan | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =49 | Indonesia | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =49 | Central African Republic | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =49 | The Gambia | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =49 | Marshall Islands | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 7.02% of population | 2013 | |||
| =54 | Philippines | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =54 | Nepal | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =54 | Senegal | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =54 | Syria | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =54 | Lithuania | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =54 | Oman | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =54 | Burma | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 6.74% of population | 2013 | |||
| =61 | El Salvador | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =61 | Venezuela | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =61 | Solomon Islands | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =61 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 5.48% of population | 2013 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 5.15% of population | 2013 | |||
| =65 | Cameroon | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =65 | Burkina Faso | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =65 | Congo, Republic of the | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =65 | Malawi | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =65 | Gabon | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =65 | Uganda | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =65 | Honduras | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Dominica | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Ecuador | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Bolivia | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Pakistan | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Samoa | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Albania | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Cuba | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =73 | Cayman Islands | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 3.65% of population | 2013 | |||
| =81 | Turkmenistan | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Ethiopia | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Panama | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Thailand | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Suriname | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Mexico | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | India | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Romania | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Iran | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Grenada | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Saudi Arabia | 3% of population | 2010 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 2.91% of population | 2013 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 2.67% of population | 2013 | |||
| =92 | Vanuatu | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Tuvalu | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Belize | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Morocco | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Uzbekistan | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Zimbabwe | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Jordan | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Argentina | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Guatemala | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | The Bahamas | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Jamaica | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Saint Lucia | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | China | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Ukraine | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | British Virgin Islands | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Nicaragua | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Guyana | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Montenegro | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Portugal | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Moldova | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Estonia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Colombia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Serbia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Paraguay | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Botswana | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Cook Islands | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Armenia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Vietnam | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Russia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | South Africa | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Chile | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Djibouti | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Kuwait | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Kazakhstan | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Kyrgyzstan | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | North Korea | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Tunisia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Sri Lanka | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | Namibia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Canada | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | South Korea | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Turkey | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Mauritius | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Malaysia | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Costa Rica | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Georgia | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Fiji | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Greece | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Slovenia | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | United States | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Latvia | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Niger | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Brazil | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Belarus | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Croatia | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Egypt | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =134 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2013 |
