Access to Safe Drinking Water 2023
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 |  Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 100 % | |
2 |  Gibraltar | 100 % | |
3 |  China, Hong Kong SAR | 100 % | |
4 |  Hungary | 100 % | |
5 |  Iceland | 100 % | |
6 |  Kuwait | 100 % | |
7 |  Liechtenstein | 100 % | |
8 |  China, Macao SAR | 100 % | |
9 |  Monaco | 100 % | |
10 |  New Zealand | 100 % | |
11 |  Saint Barthélemy | 100 % | |
12 |  San Marino | 100 % | |
13 |  Singapore | 100 % | |
14 |  Netherlands | 99.961 % | |
15 |  Isle of Man | 99.923 % | |
16 |  Denmark | 99.919 % | |
17 |  Germany | 99.917 % | |
18 |  Malta | 99.838 % | |
19 |  United Kingdom | 99.832 % | |
20 |  Sweden | 99.76 % | |
21 |  Cyprus | 99.721 % | |
22 |  France | 99.708 % | |
23 |  Luxembourg | 99.649 % | |
24 |  Finland | 99.644 % | |
25 |  Slovenia | 99.575 % | |
26 |  Belgium | 99.561 % | |
27 |  Slovakia | 99.514 % | |
28 |  Israel | 99.475 % | |
29 |  Spain | 99.474 % | |
30 |  South Korea | 99.263 % | |
31 |  Puerto Rico | 99.122 % | |
32 |  Norway | 99.09 % | |
33 |  Martinique | 98.984 % | |
34 |  Bahrain | 98.904 % | |
35 |  Austria | 98.894 % | |
36 |  Estonia | 98.776 % | |
37 |  Japan | 98.727 % | |
38 |  United States Virgin Islands | 98.677 % | |
39 |  United Arab Emirates | 98.639 % | |
40 |  Saint Helena | 98.394 % | |
41 |  Czech Republic | 98.146 % | |
42 |  Chile | 97.726 % | |
43 |  United States | 97.566 % | |
44 |  Latvia | 96.97 % | |
45 |  Canada | 96.891 % | |
46 |  Greece | 96.882 % | |
47 |  New Caledonia | 96.865 % | |
48 |  Lithuania | 96.713 % | |
49 |  Italy | 96.71 % | |
50 |  Switzerland | 96.7 % | |
51 |  Guadeloupe | 96.653 % | |
52 |  Saint Martin (French part) | 96.625 % | |
53 |  Bulgaria | 96.287 % | |
54 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 96.038 % | |
55 |  Réunion | 95.697 % | |
56 |  Ireland | 95.627 % | |
57 |  Qatar | 95.345 % | |
58 |  Portugal | 95.165 % | |
59 |  Guam | 95.074 % | |
60 |  Turkmenistan | 94.835 % | |
61 |  Malaysia | 94.62 % | |
62 |  Iran | 94.29 % | |
63 |  Niue | 93.328 % | |
64 |  Belarus | 93.046 % | |
65 |  Jersey | 92.845 % | |
66 |  Mayotte | 92.461 % | |
67 |  French Guiana | 92.237 % | |
68 |  Kazakhstan | 91.535 % | |
69 |  Oman | 90.982 % | |
70 |  Andorra | 90.64 % | |
71 |  Palau | 90.601 % | |
72 |  American Samoa | 90.538 % | |
73 |  French Polynesia | 90.449 % | |
74 |  Poland | 89.189 % | |
75 |  Ukraine | 87.986 % | |
76 |  Brazil | 87.953 % | |
77 |  Croatia | 87.185 % | |
78 |  Jordan | 87.12 % | |
79 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.4 % | |
80 |  Montenegro | 85.481 % | |
81 |  Armenia | 82.214 % | |
82 |  Romania | 82.124 % | |
83 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 81.455 % | |
84 |  Uzbekistan | 80.885 % | |
85 |  North Macedonia | 80.752 % | |
86 |  State of Palestine | 80.626 % | |
87 |  Costa Rica | 80.504 % | |
88 |  Morocco | 79.14 % | |
89 |  Egypt | 78.343 % | |
90 |  Russia | 76.186 % | |
91 |  Republic of Moldova | 75.449 % | |
92 |  Kyrgyzstan | 75.402 % | |
93 |  Serbia | 74.933 % | |
94 |  India | 74.733 % | |
95 |  Colombia | 74.152 % | |
96 |  Albania | 70.765 % | |
97 |  Georgia | 70.256 % | |
98 |  Ecuador | 69.669 % | |
99 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 69.351 % | |
100 |  Algeria | 68.968 % | |
101 |  Wallis and Futuna Islands | 68.899 % | |
102 |  South Africa | 68.552 % | |
103 |  Guyana | 67.156 % | |
104 |  Bhutan | 66.654 % | |
105 |  North Korea | 66.612 % | |
106 |  Tunisia | 66.379 % | |
107 |  Honduras | 65.195 % | |
108 |  Tajikistan | 65.009 % | |
109 |  Seychelles | 64.587 % | |
110 |  Paraguay | 64.292 % | |
111 |  Botswana | 63.916 % | |
112 |  Samoa | 62.434 % | |
113 |  Iraq | 59.784 % | |
114 |  Myanmar | 59.647 % | |
115 |  Bangladesh | 59.143 % | |
116 |  Vietnam | 58.075 % | |
117 |  Azerbaijan | 57.45 % | |
118 |  Suriname | 55.82 % | |
119 |  Peru | 50.185 % | |
120 |  Guatemala | 48.877 % | |
121 |  Philippines | 48.244 % | |
122 |  Gambia | 47.719 % | |
123 |  Lebanon | 47.7 % | |
124 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.067 % | |
125 |  Sri Lanka | 46.849 % | |
126 |  Dominican Republic | 45.261 % | |
127 |  Pakistan | 44.971 % | |
128 |  Mexico | 42.91 % | |
129 |  Mongolia | 42.248 % | |
130 |  Fiji | 41.988 % | |
131 |  Ghana | 41.541 % | |
132 |  Eswatini | 37.836 % | |
133 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 36.531 % | |
134 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 36.248 % | |
135 |  Laos | 32.403 % | |
136 |  Tanzania | 30.64 % | |
137 |  Indonesia | 30.396 % | |
138 |  Lesotho | 30.356 % | |
139 |  Afghanistan | 29.907 % | |
140 |  Tonga | 29.585 % | |
141 |  Nigeria | 29.465 % | |
142 |  Cambodia | 29.445 % | |
143 |  Senegal | 26.883 % | |
144 |  Mozambique | 26.436 % | |
145 |  Zimbabwe | 25.636 % | |
146 |  Guinea-Bissau | 23.89 % | |
147 |  Madagascar | 21.67 % | |
148 |  Togo | 20.2 % | |
149 |  Vanuatu | 19.119 % | |
150 |  Nauru | 18.663 % | |
151 |  Malawi | 17.926 % | |
152 |  Benin | 17.542 % | |
153 |  Uganda | 17.516 % | |
154 |  Nepal | 16.349 % | |
155 |  Kiribati | 14.992 % | |
156 |  Ethiopia | 13.206 % | |
157 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.728 % | |
158 |  Sierra Leone | 10.609 % | |
159 |  Tuvalu | 8.69 % | |
160 |  Chad | 6.292 % | |
161 |  Central African Republic | 6.171 % |
- #1Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- #2Gibraltar
- #3China, Hong Kong SAR
- #4Hungary
- #5Iceland
- #6Kuwait
- #7Liechtenstein
- #8China, Macao SAR
- #9Monaco
- #10New Zealand
Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.
- #161Central African Republic
- #160Chad
- #159Tuvalu
- #158Sierra Leone
- #157Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- #156Ethiopia
- #155Kiribati
- #154Nepal
- #153Uganda
- #152Benin
Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.
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