Access to Safe Drinking Water 2018
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 | 99.999 % | |
8 |  Saint Barthélemy | 99.987 % | |
9 |  Netherlands | 99.969 % | |
10 |  China, Hong Kong SAR | 99.92 % | |
11 |  Germany | 99.906 % | |
12 |  Malta | 99.893 % | |
13 |  United Kingdom | 99.877 % | |
14 |  Iceland | 99.789 % | |
15 |  Puerto Rico | 99.746 % | |
16 |  Sweden | 99.686 % | |
17 |  Finland | 99.635 % | |
18 |  Belgium | 99.63 % | |
19 |  Luxembourg | 99.629 % | |
20 |  Spain | 99.553 % | |
21 |  Israel | 99.541 % | |
22 |  Denmark | 99.452 % | |
23 |  Cyprus | 99.243 % | |
24 |  France | 99.243 % | |
25 |  Norway | 99.23 % | |
26 |  Slovakia | 99.225 % | |
27 |  Martinique | 99.043 % | |
28 |  Bahrain | 98.908 % | |
29 |  Austria | 98.904 % | |
30 |  South Korea | 98.801 % | |
31 |  United Arab Emirates | 98.628 % | |
32 |  Guam | 98.514 % | |
33 |  United States Virgin Islands | 98.503 % | |
34 |  Japan | 98.501 % | |
35 |  Isle of Man | 98.352 % | |
36 |  Czech Republic | 98.15 % | |
37 |  Estonia | 97.888 % | |
38 |  Greece | 97.86 % | |
39 |  Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 97.626 % | |
40 |  Canada | 97.469 % | |
41 |  Chile | 97.2 % | |
42 |  Guadeloupe | 97.172 % | |
43 |  New Zealand | 97.143 % | |
44 |  Slovenia | 96.909 % | |
45 |  United States | 96.852 % | |
46 |  Switzerland | 96.7 % | |
47 |  Bulgaria | 96.698 % | |
48 |  Saint Martin (French part) | 96.653 % | |
49 |  Italy | 96.467 % | |
50 |  Réunion | 96.244 % | |
51 |  New Caledonia | 96.184 % | |
52 |  Qatar | 96.099 % | |
53 |  Latvia | 95.851 % | |
54 |  Niue | 95.193 % | |
55 |  Lithuania | 94.936 % | |
56 |  Portugal | 94.843 % | |
57 |  Hungary | 94.486 % | |
58 |  Saint Helena | 94.482 % | |
59 |  Malaysia | 94.18 % | |
60 |  Mayotte | 93.877 % | |
61 |  Turkmenistan | 93.824 % | |
62 |  Iran | 93.627 % | |
63 |  Ireland | 93.114 % | |
64 |  Belarus | 92.705 % | |
65 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 92.497 % | |
66 |  Jersey | 92.439 % | |
67 |  Poland | 91.448 % | |
68 |  French Guiana | 91.297 % | |
69 |  Andorra | 90.64 % | |
70 |  French Polynesia | 90.449 % | |
71 |  Kazakhstan | 90.114 % | |
72 |  Oman | 89.893 % | |
73 |  American Samoa | 89.879 % | |
74 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 88.865 % | |
75 |  Ukraine | 88.344 % | |
76 |  Croatia | 86.82 % | |
77 |  Palau | 85.477 % | |
78 |  Montenegro | 85.259 % | |
79 |  Brazil | 84.258 % | |
80 |  Armenia | 82.579 % | |
81 |  Romania | 81.933 % | |
82 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 81.364 % | |
83 |  State of Palestine | 80.548 % | |
84 |  North Macedonia | 80.497 % | |
85 |  Costa Rica | 80.445 % | |
86 |  Jordan | 78.021 % | |
87 |  Russia | 75.869 % | |
88 |  Uzbekistan | 75.662 % | |
89 |  Egypt | 75.379 % | |
90 |  Serbia | 74.804 % | |
91 |  Republic of Moldova | 73.687 % | |
92 |  Kyrgyzstan | 73.663 % | |
93 |  Algeria | 73.327 % | |
94 |  Tunisia | 73.197 % | |
95 |  Colombia | 72.915 % | |
96 |  Albania | 70.653 % | |
97 |  South Africa | 69.65 % | |
98 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 69.29 % | |
99 |  Morocco | 68.957 % | |
100 |  Wallis and Futuna Islands | 68.944 % | |
101 |  Ecuador | 68.203 % | |
102 |  Georgia | 67.972 % | |
103 |  Botswana | 66.961 % | |
104 |  North Korea | 66.466 % | |
105 |  India | 66.247 % | |
106 |  Guyana | 66.231 % | |
107 |  Seychelles | 63.721 % | |
108 |  Honduras | 63.191 % | |
109 |  Paraguay | 62.456 % | |
110 |  Samoa | 61.817 % | |
111 |  Tajikistan | 60.275 % | |
112 |  Iraq | 58.877 % | |
113 |  Bangladesh | 57.721 % | |
114 |  Bhutan | 57.268 % | |
115 |  Myanmar | 55.963 % | |
116 |  Vietnam | 55.48 % | |
117 |  Azerbaijan | 55.457 % | |
118 |  Suriname | 55.312 % | |
119 |  Peru | 50.745 % | |
120 |  Guatemala | 49.255 % | |
121 |  Sri Lanka | 48.139 % | |
122 |  Lebanon | 47.631 % | |
123 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.172 % | |
124 |  Philippines | 47.103 % | |
125 |  Congo | 45.325 % | |
126 |  Dominican Republic | 44.828 % | |
127 |  Pakistan | 44.552 % | |
128 |  Gambia | 43.073 % | |
129 |  Mexico | 42.385 % | |
130 |  Fiji | 41.354 % | |
131 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 38.234 % | |
132 |  Mongolia | 36.943 % | |
133 |  Eswatini | 35.942 % | |
134 |  Ghana | 34.739 % | |
135 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 34.665 % | |
136 |  Tonga | 29.492 % | |
137 |  Indonesia | 29.201 % | |
138 |  Nigeria | 26.662 % | |
139 |  Zimbabwe | 26.589 % | |
140 |  Cambodia | 26.538 % | |
141 |  Afghanistan | 25.888 % | |
142 |  Lesotho | 25.712 % | |
143 |  Tanzania | 25.579 % | |
144 |  Senegal | 25.343 % | |
145 |  Guinea-Bissau | 22.908 % | |
146 |  Mozambique | 21.278 % | |
147 |  Nepal | 20.877 % | |
148 |  Laos | 19.001 % | |
149 |  Vanuatu | 18.768 % | |
150 |  Nauru | 18.659 % | |
151 |  Madagascar | 18.567 % | |
152 |  Togo | 18.207 % | |
153 |  Benin | 16.776 % | |
154 |  Malawi | 15.23 % | |
155 |  Uganda | 14.36 % | |
156 |  Kiribati | 13.802 % | |
157 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.405 % | |
158 |  Ethiopia | 11.045 % | |
159 |  Sierra Leone | 9.222 % | |
160 |  Tuvalu | 8.503 % | |
161 |  Central African Republic | 6.385 % | |
162 |  Chad | 6.071 % |
- #1Gibraltar
- #2Kuwait
- #3Liechtenstein
- #4Monaco
- #5San Marino
- #6Singapore
- #7China, Macao SAR
- #8Saint Barthélemy
- #9Netherlands
- #10China, Hong Kong SAR
Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.
- #162Chad
- #161Central African Republic
- #160Tuvalu
- #159Sierra Leone
- #158Ethiopia
- #157Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- #156Kiribati
- #155Uganda
- #154Malawi
- #153Benin
Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.
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