Access to Safe Drinking Water 2012
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 |  Monaco | 100 % | |
5 |  San Marino | 100 % | |
6 |  Singapore | 100 % | |
7 |  China, Macao SAR | 99.99 % | |
8 |  Netherlands | 99.978 % | |
9 |  Malta | 99.959 % | |
10 |  United Kingdom | 99.931 % | |
11 |  Germany | 99.888 % | |
12 |  Luxembourg | 99.789 % | |
13 |  Belgium | 99.713 % | |
14 |  Spain | 99.65 % | |
15 |  Saint Barthélemy | 99.647 % | |
16 |  Israel | 99.619 % | |
17 |  Sweden | 99.571 % | |
18 |  China, Hong Kong SAR | 99.401 % | |
19 |  Norway | 99.398 % | |
20 |  Martinique | 99.114 % | |
21 |  Greece | 98.983 % | |
22 |  Bahrain | 98.919 % | |
23 |  Slovakia | 98.878 % | |
24 |  Guam | 98.863 % | |
25 |  Austria | 98.705 % | |
26 |  United Arab Emirates | 98.471 % | |
27 |  France | 98.461 % | |
28 |  Finland | 98.387 % | |
29 |  United States Virgin Islands | 98.241 % | |
30 |  Japan | 98.23 % | |
31 |  Canada | 98.16 % | |
32 |  South Korea | 98.104 % | |
33 |  Cyprus | 98.075 % | |
34 |  Guadeloupe | 97.792 % | |
35 |  Czech Republic | 97.636 % | |
36 |  Denmark | 97.513 % | |
37 |  Niue | 97.445 % | |
38 |  Réunion | 97.074 % | |
39 |  Qatar | 96.995 % | |
40 |  Switzerland | 96.7 % | |
41 |  Saint Martin (French part) | 96.687 % | |
42 |  Isle of Man | 96.667 % | |
43 |  Iceland | 96.578 % | |
44 |  Chile | 96.233 % | |
45 |  Italy | 96.127 % | |
46 |  Bulgaria | 95.98 % | |
47 |  United States | 95.887 % | |
48 |  Estonia | 95.842 % | |
49 |  Portugal | 94.39 % | |
50 |  Latvia | 94.252 % | |
51 |  New Caledonia | 93.764 % | |
52 |  Malaysia | 93.556 % | |
53 |  Slovenia | 93.5 % | |
54 |  Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 92.903 % | |
55 |  Iran | 92.716 % | |
56 |  Poland | 92.318 % | |
57 |  Jersey | 91.628 % | |
58 |  Belarus | 91.438 % | |
59 |  New Zealand | 91.259 % | |
60 |  Andorra | 90.64 % | |
61 |  French Polynesia | 90.449 % | |
62 |  French Guiana | 90.174 % | |
63 |  Grenada | 89.485 % | |
64 |  Ukraine | 89.387 % | |
65 |  American Samoa | 88.6 % | |
66 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 88.508 % | |
67 |  Puerto Rico | 87.246 % | |
68 |  Oman | 87.096 % | |
69 |  Croatia | 86.424 % | |
70 |  Hungary | 86.365 % | |
71 |  Lithuania | 85.876 % | |
72 |  Turkmenistan | 85.224 % | |
73 |  Ireland | 85.04 % | |
74 |  Montenegro | 84.627 % | |
75 |  Mayotte | 83.813 % | |
76 |  Armenia | 83.018 % | |
77 |  Saint Helena | 82.794 % | |
78 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 82.272 % | |
79 |  Romania | 81.927 % | |
80 |  Kazakhstan | 81.268 % | |
81 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 80.871 % | |
82 |  North Macedonia | 80.401 % | |
83 |  Brazil | 79.704 % | |
84 |  Costa Rica | 79.562 % | |
85 |  Tunisia | 79.502 % | |
86 |  State of Palestine | 79.303 % | |
87 |  Palau | 78.203 % | |
88 |  Russia | 75.613 % | |
89 |  Serbia | 74.728 % | |
90 |  Algeria | 74.492 % | |
91 |  Egypt | 71.846 % | |
92 |  Colombia | 71.306 % | |
93 |  Botswana | 70.447 % | |
94 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 69.28 % | |
95 |  Uzbekistan | 69.117 % | |
96 |  Wallis and Futuna Islands | 69.01 % | |
97 |  South Africa | 68.816 % | |
98 |  North Korea | 67.487 % | |
99 |  Republic of Moldova | 67.293 % | |
100 |  Jordan | 67.266 % | |
101 |  Albania | 66.381 % | |
102 |  Ecuador | 66.079 % | |
103 |  Guyana | 64.917 % | |
104 |  Seychelles | 63.325 % | |
105 |  Kyrgyzstan | 62.243 % | |
106 |  Georgia | 61.604 % | |
107 |  Samoa | 60.797 % | |
108 |  Paraguay | 58.597 % | |
109 |  Honduras | 57.175 % | |
110 |  Morocco | 56.605 % | |
111 |  India | 56.308 % | |
112 |  Iraq | 55.972 % | |
113 |  Bangladesh | 55.297 % | |
114 |  Suriname | 54.066 % | |
115 |  Azerbaijan | 53.118 % | |
116 |  Vietnam | 52.25 % | |
117 |  Tajikistan | 50.817 % | |
118 |  Guatemala | 49.584 % | |
119 |  Peru | 49.083 % | |
120 |  Sri Lanka | 46.962 % | |
121 |  Myanmar | 46.796 % | |
122 |  Lebanon | 46.265 % | |
123 |  Philippines | 45.842 % | |
124 |  Dominican Republic | 44.118 % | |
125 |  Pakistan | 43.913 % | |
126 |  Congo | 42.472 % | |
127 |  Mexico | 41.647 % | |
128 |  Fiji | 40.573 % | |
129 |  Bhutan | 37.589 % | |
130 |  Gambia | 36.062 % | |
131 |  Eswatini | 33.692 % | |
132 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 31.899 % | |
133 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 31.741 % | |
134 |  Mongolia | 31.099 % | |
135 |  Nepal | 29.839 % | |
136 |  Tonga | 29.474 % | |
137 |  Zimbabwe | 27.975 % | |
138 |  Indonesia | 27.432 % | |
139 |  Ghana | 27.056 % | |
140 |  Senegal | 23.528 % | |
141 |  Nigeria | 23.189 % | |
142 |  Cambodia | 23.125 % | |
143 |  Guinea-Bissau | 21.231 % | |
144 |  Afghanistan | 20.893 % | |
145 |  Lesotho | 20.429 % | |
146 |  Nauru | 18.656 % | |
147 |  Vanuatu | 18.406 % | |
148 |  Mozambique | 16.02 % | |
149 |  Benin | 15.885 % | |
150 |  Togo | 15.28 % | |
151 |  Tanzania | 15.109 % | |
152 |  Madagascar | 14.785 % | |
153 |  Kiribati | 12.155 % | |
154 |  Malawi | 12.013 % | |
155 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.882 % | |
156 |  Laos | 11.142 % | |
157 |  Uganda | 9.718 % | |
158 |  Ethiopia | 8.463 % | |
159 |  Tuvalu | 8.228 % | |
160 |  Sierra Leone | 7.674 % | |
161 |  Central African Republic | 7.025 % | |
162 |  Chad | 5.863 % |
- #1Gibraltar
- #2Kuwait
- #3Liechtenstein
- #4Monaco
- #5San Marino
- #6Singapore
- #7China, Macao SAR
- #8Netherlands
- #9Malta
- #10United Kingdom
Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.
- #162Chad
- #161Central African Republic
- #160Sierra Leone
- #159Tuvalu
- #158Ethiopia
- #157Uganda
- #156Laos
- #155Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- #154Malawi
- #153Kiribati
Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.
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