Access to Safe Drinking Water 2008
Access to safe drinking water measures the percentage of a population with reliable, clean water sources.
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Complete Data Rankings
Rank | Actions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Gibraltar | 100 % | |
2 |  Kuwait | 100 % | |
3 |  Liechtenstein | 100 % | |
4 |  Malta | 100 % | |
5 |  Monaco | 100 % | |
6 |  San Marino | 100 % | |
7 |  Singapore | 100 % | |
8 |  Netherlands | 99.985 % | |
9 |  China, Macao SAR | 99.983 % | |
10 |  United Kingdom | 99.967 % | |
11 |  Germany | 99.875 % | |
12 |  Luxembourg | 99.824 % | |
13 |  Belgium | 99.754 % | |
14 |  Greece | 99.707 % | |
15 |  Israel | 99.671 % | |
16 |  Spain | 99.607 % | |
17 |  Norway | 99.51 % | |
18 |  Sweden | 99.5 % | |
19 |  Saint Barthélemy | 99.42 % | |
20 |  Martinique | 99.161 % | |
21 |  Guam | 99.096 % | |
22 |  China, Hong Kong SAR | 99.056 % | |
23 |  Bahrain | 98.927 % | |
24 |  Canada | 98.611 % | |
25 |  United Arab Emirates | 98.368 % | |
26 |  Niue | 98.118 % | |
27 |  Austria | 98.094 % | |
28 |  Japan | 98.049 % | |
29 |  France | 97.957 % | |
30 |  United States Virgin Islands | 97.948 % | |
31 |  Guadeloupe | 97.626 % | |
32 |  South Korea | 97.521 % | |
33 |  Réunion | 97.337 % | |
34 |  Cyprus | 97.295 % | |
35 |  Finland | 97.05 % | |
36 |  Saint Martin (French part) | 96.7 % | |
37 |  Switzerland | 96.7 % | |
38 |  Slovakia | 96.646 % | |
39 |  Czech Republic | 96.552 % | |
40 |  Qatar | 96.34 % | |
41 |  Denmark | 96.22 % | |
42 |  Italy | 95.834 % | |
43 |  United States | 95.383 % | |
44 |  Chile | 94.697 % | |
45 |  Iceland | 94.437 % | |
46 |  Estonia | 94.403 % | |
47 |  Portugal | 93.996 % | |
48 |  Bulgaria | 93.848 % | |
49 |  Latvia | 93.198 % | |
50 |  Malaysia | 93.053 % | |
51 |  Poland | 92.281 % | |
52 |  Iran | 92.029 % | |
53 |  Slovenia | 91.799 % | |
54 |  Jersey | 91.493 % | |
55 |  New Caledonia | 91.05 % | |
56 |  Andorra | 90.64 % | |
57 |  French Polynesia | 90.449 % | |
58 |  Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 89.773 % | |
59 |  French Guiana | 89.43 % | |
60 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 88.172 % | |
61 |  Belarus | 87.532 % | |
62 |  American Samoa | 87.404 % | |
63 |  New Zealand | 87.336 % | |
64 |  Croatia | 85.973 % | |
65 |  Grenada | 85.946 % | |
66 |  Oman | 85.41 % | |
67 |  Hungary | 85.23 % | |
68 |  Montenegro | 84.138 % | |
69 |  Armenia | 83.282 % | |
70 |  Romania | 81.811 % | |
71 |  Saint Helena | 80.858 % | |
72 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 80.626 % | |
73 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 80.536 % | |
74 |  Ireland | 80.516 % | |
75 |  North Macedonia | 80.319 % | |
76 |  Ukraine | 79.628 % | |
77 |  Mayotte | 79.366 % | |
78 |  Lithuania | 79.09 % | |
79 |  Turkmenistan | 78.957 % | |
80 |  Tunisia | 78.819 % | |
81 |  Brazil | 78.782 % | |
82 |  Costa Rica | 78.764 % | |
83 |  State of Palestine | 77.733 % | |
84 |  Puerto Rico | 76.044 % | |
85 |  Russia | 75.508 % | |
86 |  Serbia | 74.632 % | |
87 |  Kazakhstan | 74.563 % | |
88 |  Palau | 73.557 % | |
89 |  Algeria | 73.063 % | |
90 |  Colombia | 70.156 % | |
91 |  Egypt | 69.471 % | |
92 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 69.314 % | |
93 |  Wallis and Futuna Islands | 69.054 % | |
94 |  North Korea | 68.208 % | |
95 |  South Africa | 67.927 % | |
96 |  Botswana | 65.305 % | |
97 |  Ecuador | 64.629 % | |
98 |  Uzbekistan | 64.347 % | |
99 |  Guyana | 64.167 % | |
100 |  Seychelles | 62.866 % | |
101 |  Georgia | 60.765 % | |
102 |  Samoa | 60.407 % | |
103 |  Jordan | 60.397 % | |
104 |  Albania | 58.328 % | |
105 |  Republic of Moldova | 57.49 % | |
106 |  Paraguay | 55.867 % | |
107 |  Bangladesh | 55.094 % | |
108 |  Kyrgyzstan | 54.474 % | |
109 |  Iraq | 54.03 % | |
110 |  Suriname | 53.289 % | |
111 |  Azerbaijan | 51.674 % | |
112 |  Honduras | 50.824 % | |
113 |  Vietnam | 50.06 % | |
114 |  India | 49.896 % | |
115 |  Guatemala | 49.741 % | |
116 |  Morocco | 48.983 % | |
117 |  Peru | 47.95 % | |
118 |  Sri Lanka | 46.243 % | |
119 |  Lebanon | 45.321 % | |
120 |  Tajikistan | 45.237 % | |
121 |  Philippines | 45.146 % | |
122 |  Dominican Republic | 43.489 % | |
123 |  Pakistan | 43.476 % | |
124 |  Mexico | 41.127 % | |
125 |  Myanmar | 40.132 % | |
126 |  Fiji | 40.052 % | |
127 |  Congo | 36.427 % | |
128 |  Gambia | 31.634 % | |
129 |  Eswatini | 31.589 % | |
130 |  Bhutan | 31.446 % | |
131 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 29.76 % | |
132 |  Tonga | 29.365 % | |
133 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 29.323 % | |
134 |  Zimbabwe | 28.943 % | |
135 |  Nepal | 28.849 % | |
136 |  Mongolia | 26.696 % | |
137 |  Indonesia | 26.182 % | |
138 |  Senegal | 22.312 % | |
139 |  Ghana | 22.271 % | |
140 |  Cambodia | 20.893 % | |
141 |  Guinea-Bissau | 20.067 % | |
142 |  Nigeria | 19.182 % | |
143 |  Nauru | 18.653 % | |
144 |  Vanuatu | 18.096 % | |
145 |  Afghanistan | 17.554 % | |
146 |  Lesotho | 16.359 % | |
147 |  Benin | 15.302 % | |
148 |  Togo | 13.45 % | |
149 |  Mozambique | 12.904 % | |
150 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 12.073 % | |
151 |  Madagascar | 11.941 % | |
152 |  Kiribati | 11.088 % | |
153 |  Malawi | 10.152 % | |
154 |  Laos | 9.942 % | |
155 |  Tuvalu | 8.026 % | |
156 |  Central African Republic | 7.489 % | |
157 |  Tanzania | 7.295 % | |
158 |  Uganda | 7.031 % | |
159 |  Ethiopia | 7.023 % | |
160 |  Sierra Leone | 6.724 % | |
161 |  Chad | 5.757 % |
- #1Gibraltar
- #2Kuwait
- #3Liechtenstein
- #4Malta
- #5Monaco
- #6San Marino
- #7Singapore
- #8Netherlands
- #9China, Macao SAR
- #10United Kingdom
Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.
- #161Chad
- #160Sierra Leone
- #159Ethiopia
- #158Uganda
- #157Tanzania
- #156Central African Republic
- #155Tuvalu
- #154Laos
- #153Malawi
- #152Kiribati
Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.
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