Safely managed drinking water by country, 2024
People using an improved water source on their premises that is available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.
148 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Gibraltar (100.0%). Lowest: Central African Republic (6.2%). The median is 80.7%.
Highest 10
- 1. Gibraltar 100.0%
- 2. Hong Kong SAR, China 100.0%
- 3. Hungary 100.0%
- 4. Iceland 100.0%
- 5. Kuwait 100.0%
- 6. Liechtenstein 100.0%
- 7. Macao SAR, China 100.0%
- 8. Monaco 100.0%
- 9. New Zealand 100.0%
- 10. Singapore 100.0%
Lowest 10
- 148. Central African Republic 6.2%
- 147. Chad 6.3%
- 146. Tuvalu 8.7%
- 145. Sierra Leone 10.9%
- 144. Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.9%
- 143. Ethiopia 13.5%
- 142. Kiribati 15.1%
- 141. Nepal 16.5%
- 140. Benin 17.7%
- 139. Uganda 18.1%
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 148. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 148 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Gibraltar (100.0%) and the lowest Central African Republic (6.2%).
- Half of the countries are above 80.7% and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 95 countries and fell in 33.
- The figure for the world was 73.7% in 2024, against 69.9% in 2019 (+3.7 percentage points).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Macao SAR, China | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 9 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 11 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Denmark | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Germany | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Isle of Man | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Malta | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Cyprus | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| 20 | France | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Finland | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Slovakia | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Belgium | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Israel | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Spain | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 28 | South Korea | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Norway | 99.1% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Estonia | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Puerto Rico (US) | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Bahrain | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Austria | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Japan | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| 35 | US Virgin Islands | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 98.6% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Czechia | 98.1% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Chile | 97.8% | 2024 | |
| 39 | United States | 97.6% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Latvia | 97.0% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Canada | 96.9% | 2024 | |
| 42 | New Caledonia | 96.9% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Italy | 96.8% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Lithuania | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Switzerland | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Greece | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Saint Martin (French part) | 96.6% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 96.2% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Ireland | 96.1% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Qatar | 95.3% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Portugal | 95.2% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 94.9% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Malaysia | 94.7% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Iran | 94.4% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Guam | 94.0% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Belarus | 93.1% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 91.5% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Oman | 91.1% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Palau | 90.8% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Andorra | 90.6% | 2024 | |
| 61 | American Samoa | 90.5% | 2024 | |
| 62 | French Polynesia | 90.4% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Jordan | 89.0% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Poland | 88.7% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Brazil | 88.6% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Ukraine | 87.9% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Croatia | 87.3% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.4% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Montenegro | 85.5% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Romania | 82.2% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Armenia | 82.1% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 81.9% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Northern Mariana Islands | 81.5% | 2024 | |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 80.8% | 2024 | |
| 75 | West Bank and Gaza | 80.6% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 80.5% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Morocco | 80.0% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Egypt | 78.9% | 2024 | |
| 79 | India | 76.4% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Russia | 76.3% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Moldova | 75.8% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Serbia | 75.0% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Colombia | 74.3% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.9% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Albania | 70.8% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Georgia | 70.5% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Ecuador | 69.9% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.4% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Algeria | 69.0% | 2024 | |
| 90 | South Africa | 68.0% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Guyana | 67.2% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Bhutan | 65.6% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Honduras | 65.5% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 65.1% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Tunisia | 65.0% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Seychelles | 64.7% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Paraguay | 64.4% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Botswana | 63.3% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Samoa | 62.5% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Iraq | 59.8% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Myanmar | 59.7% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 59.1% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Viet Nam | 58.6% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 57.8% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Suriname | 55.8% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Peru | 49.4% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Guatemala | 48.8% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Philippines | 48.5% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Gambia | 48.2% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Lebanon | 47.7% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.0% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 46.9% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 45.3% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Pakistan | 45.0% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Mongolia | 43.4% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Mexico | 43.0% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Ghana | 42.9% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Fiji | 42.1% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Eswatini | 38.2% | 2024 | |
| 120 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 36.7% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.4% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Laos | 35.2% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Tanzania | 31.3% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Lesotho | 31.3% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Afghanistan | 30.6% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Indonesia | 30.5% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Cambodia | 30.0% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Nigeria | 29.9% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Tonga | 29.6% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Mozambique | 27.5% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Senegal | 27.2% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 25.5% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.0% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Madagascar | 22.1% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Togo | 20.5% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 19.2% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Naoero | 18.7% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Malawi | 18.2% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Uganda | 18.1% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Benin | 17.7% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Nepal | 16.5% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Kiribati | 15.1% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Ethiopia | 13.5% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.9% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Sierra Leone | 10.9% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Tuvalu | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Chad | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 6.2% | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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