Access to Safe Drinking Water 2016
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 | 99.996 % | |
8 |  Netherlands | 99.972 % | |
9 |  Malta | 99.915 % | |
10 |  Germany | 99.9 % | |
11 |  United Kingdom | 99.895 % | |
12 |  Saint Barthélemy | 99.873 % | |
13 |  China, Hong Kong SAR | 99.747 % | |
14 |  Luxembourg | 99.676 % | |
15 |  Belgium | 99.657 % | |
16 |  Sweden | 99.648 % | |
17 |  Finland | 99.632 % | |
18 |  Spain | 99.584 % | |
19 |  Israel | 99.567 % | |
20 |  Norway | 99.286 % | |
21 |  Slovakia | 99.109 % | |
22 |  Martinique | 99.067 % | |
23 |  France | 98.979 % | |
24 |  Bahrain | 98.912 % | |
25 |  Austria | 98.908 % | |
26 |  Cyprus | 98.854 % | |
27 |  Denmark | 98.805 % | |
28 |  Iceland | 98.719 % | |
29 |  Guam | 98.63 % | |
30 |  South Korea | 98.616 % | |
31 |  Puerto Rico | 98.577 % | |
32 |  United Arab Emirates | 98.575 % | |
33 |  United States Virgin Islands | 98.416 % | |
34 |  Japan | 98.411 % | |
35 |  Greece | 98.252 % | |
36 |  Czech Republic | 98.151 % | |
37 |  Canada | 97.7 % | |
38 |  Isle of Man | 97.676 % | |
39 |  Estonia | 97.38 % | |
40 |  Guadeloupe | 97.379 % | |
41 |  Chile | 97.06 % | |
42 |  Bulgaria | 96.866 % | |
43 |  Switzerland | 96.7 % | |
44 |  Saint Martin (French part) | 96.664 % | |
45 |  United States | 96.535 % | |
46 |  Réunion | 96.521 % | |
47 |  Qatar | 96.398 % | |
48 |  Italy | 96.37 % | |
49 |  Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 96.047 % | |
50 |  Niue | 95.942 % | |
51 |  Slovenia | 95.773 % | |
52 |  New Caledonia | 95.73 % | |
53 |  Latvia | 95.314 % | |
54 |  New Zealand | 95.181 % | |
55 |  Portugal | 94.701 % | |
56 |  Malaysia | 93.983 % | |
57 |  Iran | 93.337 % | |
58 |  Lithuania | 92.898 % | |
59 |  Mayotte | 92.81 % | |
60 |  Belarus | 92.599 % | |
61 |  Jersey | 92.168 % | |
62 |  Hungary | 91.772 % | |
63 |  Poland | 91.758 % | |
64 |  Turkmenistan | 91.455 % | |
65 |  French Guiana | 90.922 % | |
66 |  Andorra | 90.64 % | |
67 |  Saint Helena | 90.587 % | |
68 |  French Polynesia | 90.449 % | |
69 |  Ireland | 89.927 % | |
70 |  Grenada | 89.918 % | |
71 |  American Samoa | 89.453 % | |
72 |  Oman | 89.036 % | |
73 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 89.022 % | |
74 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 88.762 % | |
75 |  Ukraine | 88.479 % | |
76 |  Kazakhstan | 88.146 % | |
77 |  Croatia | 86.698 % | |
78 |  Montenegro | 85.091 % | |
79 |  Palau | 83.027 % | |
80 |  Armenia | 82.758 % | |
81 |  Brazil | 82.734 % | |
82 |  Romania | 81.906 % | |
83 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 81.201 % | |
84 |  North Macedonia | 80.531 % | |
85 |  State of Palestine | 80.519 % | |
86 |  Costa Rica | 80.186 % | |
87 |  Tunisia | 75.84 % | |
88 |  Russia | 75.768 % | |
89 |  Algeria | 74.781 % | |
90 |  Serbia | 74.773 % | |
91 |  Jordan | 74.41 % | |
92 |  Egypt | 74.201 % | |
93 |  Uzbekistan | 73.431 % | |
94 |  Republic of Moldova | 73.022 % | |
95 |  Colombia | 72.394 % | |
96 |  Albania | 70.617 % | |
97 |  Kyrgyzstan | 70.601 % | |
98 |  South Africa | 69.44 % | |
99 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 69.279 % | |
100 |  Wallis and Futuna Islands | 68.966 % | |
101 |  Botswana | 68.139 % | |
102 |  Ecuador | 67.492 % | |
103 |  North Korea | 66.791 % | |
104 |  Georgia | 65.795 % | |
105 |  Guyana | 65.786 % | |
106 |  Morocco | 64.734 % | |
107 |  Seychelles | 63.712 % | |
108 |  India | 62.897 % | |
109 |  Honduras | 62.341 % | |
110 |  Samoa | 61.447 % | |
111 |  Paraguay | 61.19 % | |
112 |  Iraq | 57.913 % | |
113 |  Tajikistan | 56.98 % | |
114 |  Bangladesh | 56.848 % | |
115 |  Suriname | 54.879 % | |
116 |  Azerbaijan | 54.656 % | |
117 |  Vietnam | 54.415 % | |
118 |  Myanmar | 52.813 % | |
119 |  Bhutan | 50.509 % | |
120 |  Peru | 50.195 % | |
121 |  Guatemala | 49.377 % | |
122 |  Sri Lanka | 47.774 % | |
123 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.224 % | |
124 |  Lebanon | 47.209 % | |
125 |  Philippines | 46.675 % | |
126 |  Dominican Republic | 44.612 % | |
127 |  Congo | 44.608 % | |
128 |  Pakistan | 44.341 % | |
129 |  Mexico | 42.145 % | |
130 |  Fiji | 41.094 % | |
131 |  Gambia | 40.696 % | |
132 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 36.506 % | |
133 |  Eswatini | 35.191 % | |
134 |  Mongolia | 34.945 % | |
135 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 33.702 % | |
136 |  Ghana | 32.114 % | |
137 |  Tonga | 29.484 % | |
138 |  Indonesia | 28.621 % | |
139 |  Zimbabwe | 27.016 % | |
140 |  Nigeria | 25.516 % | |
141 |  Cambodia | 25.391 % | |
142 |  Senegal | 24.734 % | |
143 |  Afghanistan | 24.223 % | |
144 |  Nepal | 23.961 % | |
145 |  Lesotho | 23.937 % | |
146 |  Tanzania | 22.515 % | |
147 |  Guinea-Bissau | 22.361 % | |
148 |  Mozambique | 19.407 % | |
149 |  Nauru | 18.658 % | |
150 |  Vanuatu | 18.645 % | |
151 |  Madagascar | 17.412 % | |
152 |  Togo | 17.207 % | |
153 |  Benin | 16.476 % | |
154 |  Laos | 14.269 % | |
155 |  Malawi | 14.099 % | |
156 |  Kiribati | 13.252 % | |
157 |  Uganda | 12.732 % | |
158 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.592 % | |
159 |  Ethiopia | 10.127 % | |
160 |  Sierra Leone | 8.69 % | |
161 |  Tuvalu | 8.418 % | |
162 |  Central African Republic | 6.592 % | |
163 |  Chad | 5.994 % |
- #1Gibraltar
- #2Kuwait
- #3Liechtenstein
- #4Monaco
- #5San Marino
- #6Singapore
- #7China, Macao SAR
- #8Netherlands
- #9Malta
- #10Germany
Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.
- #163Chad
- #162Central African Republic
- #161Tuvalu
- #160Sierra Leone
- #159Ethiopia
- #158Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- #157Uganda
- #156Kiribati
- #155Malawi
- #154Laos
Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.
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