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Basic drinking water
World figure
91.5%
% of population·2024
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The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
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214 with data · 217 countries & areas
| Rank | Country / area | Region | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Bermuda | North America | 100% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Curacao | Latin America & Caribbean | 100% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 8 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 25 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 100% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100% | 2024 | |
| 35 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 100% | 2024 | |
| 37 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 42 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100% | 2024 | |
| 44 | United States | North America | 100% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 49 | St. Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 56 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Maldives | South Asia | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Bhutan | South Asia | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 67 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 99.4% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.3% | 2017 | |
| 73 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 99.2% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 99.2% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.2% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.1% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 99% | 2016 | |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.9% | 2019 | |
| 84 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.8% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 98.8% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.8% | 2024 | |
| 89 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.8% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 98.8% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| 93 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.6% | 2017 | |
| 94 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.4% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Canada | North America | 98.3% | 2024 | |
| 96 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.2% | 2024 | |
| 97 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.1% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 98% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 97.9% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.9% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Naoero | East Asia & Pacific | 97.8% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.8% | 2024 | |
| 103 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.7% | 2018 | |
| 104 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 97.7% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.7% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.5% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 97.1% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.1% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 97% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 96.9% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 96.7% | 2016 | |
| 115 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 96.4% | 2024 | |
| 117 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 96.1% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 96.1% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 96% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 95.9% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 95.9% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.7% | 2024 | |
| 123 | India | South Asia | 95.7% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.6% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.6% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.6% | 2017 | |
| 127 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 95.6% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.5% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 95.4% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.3% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.1% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 95.1% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 94.9% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 94.8% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 94.1% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 93.9% | 2023 | |
| 137 | Nepal | South Asia | 93.6% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 93.5% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.4% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.3% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.2% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 92.7% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.7% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.6% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.4% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 92.3% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.2% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 92.1% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 91.8% | 2024 | |
| 150 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 91.6% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 90.7% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 90.2% | 2024 | |
| 153 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 90.2% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 90.1% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 89.9% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 89.9% | 2020 | |
| 157 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 89.2% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 89% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.6% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 87.6% | 2024 | |
| 162 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 87.4% | 2024 | |
| 163 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 87.3% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 87.1% | 2024 | |
| 165 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 87.1% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.5% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.4% | 2024 | |
| 168 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 86.1% | 2024 | |
| 169 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 85.7% | 2024 | |
| 170 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.1% | 2024 | |
| 171 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 82.8% | 2024 | |
| 172 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.2% | 2024 | |
| 173 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80.8% | 2024 | |
| 174 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.4% | 2024 | |
| 175 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.7% | 2024 | |
| 176 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 79.1% | 2024 | |
| 177 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.8% | 2024 | |
| 178 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.1% | 2024 | |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78% | 2024 | |
| 180 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.3% | 2024 | |
| 181 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.2% | 2024 | |
| 182 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.3% | 2024 | |
| 183 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 75% | 2024 | |
| 184 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.2% | 2024 | |
| 185 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.5% | 2021 | |
| 186 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.4% | 2024 | |
| 187 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 73.3% | 2024 | |
| 188 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.1% | 2024 | |
| 189 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 71.6% | 2024 | |
| 190 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.4% | 2024 | |
| 191 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.6% | 2024 | |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.1% | 2024 | |
| 193 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68% | 2024 | |
| 194 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.2% | 2024 | |
| 195 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.6% | 2024 | |
| 196 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.9% | 2024 | |
| 197 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.6% | 2024 | |
| 198 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.9% | 2024 | |
| 199 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.8% | 2024 | |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.7% | 2017 | |
| 201 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.6% | 2024 | |
| 202 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63% | 2024 | |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.8% | 2024 | |
| 204 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.4% | 2024 | |
| 205 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.6% | 2024 | |
| 206 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.3% | 2024 | |
| 207 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.4% | 2024 | |
| 208 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 53.3% | 2024 | |
| 209 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.2% | 2024 | |
| 210 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.8% | 2016 | |
| 211 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50% | 2024 | |
| 212 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.7% | 2024 | |
| 213 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.5% | 2024 | |
| 214 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.7% | 2024 | |
| — | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — |