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List of countries by access to clean water

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Share of the population without access to an improved water source, 2020

Global access to clean water is a significant global challenge that affects the health, well-being, and development of people worldwide. While progress has been made in recent years, millions of people still lack access to safe and clean drinking water sources.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, as of 2020, approximately two billion people globally do not have access to safely managed drinking water.[1] This lack of access leads to various consequences, including increased vulnerability to waterborne diseases, reduced educational opportunities, gender inequalities, and economic burdens.

Ranking by access to improved water source

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An improved water source, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), refers to a drinking water source that provides adequate and safe water for human consumption. Examples of improved water sources include piped water connections, protected wells, boreholes with hand pumps, packaged or delivered water and rainwater collection systems with appropriate treatment.[2]

Ranking by access to safe drinking water

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List of countries by share of population with access to safe drinking water. Safe drinking water is water from an improved water source which is reliable and free from contamination.

Rank Country Share with access to safe
drinking water (%) [3]
Year
1  Gibraltar 100.00% 2022
 Hong Kong 100.00% 2022
 Hungary 100.00% 2022
 Iceland 100.00% 2022
 Kuwait 100.00% 2022
 Liechtenstein 100.00% 2022
 Macau 100.00% 2022
 Monaco 100.00% 2022
 New Zealand 100.00% 2022
 Saint Barthelemy 100.00% 2022
 San Marino 100.00% 2022
 Singapore 100.00% 2022
13  Netherlands 99.97% 2022
14  Denmark 99.92% 2022
 Germany 99.92% 2022
16  Puerto Rico 99.87% 2022
17  United Kingdom 99.80% 2022
18  Malta 99.77% 2022
 Cyprus 99.77% 2022
20  Belgium 99.74% 2022
 Sweden 99.74% 2022
22  Isle of Man 99.71% 2022
23  France 99.70% 2022
24  Finland 99.64% 2022
25  Spain 99.57% 2022
26  Luxembourg 99.53% 2022
27  Israel 99.47% 2022
28  South Korea 99.28% 2022
29  Slovakia 99.18% 2022
30  Guam 99.06% 2022
31  Canada 99.04% 2022
32  Bahrain 98.90% 2022
 Austria 98.90% 2022
34  Greece 98.88% 2022
35  Norway 98.82% 2022
36  Chile 98.77% 2022
 Martinique 98.77% 2022
38  Japan 98.66% 2022
39  American Samoa 98.36% 2020
40  Slovenia 98.27% 2022
41  United States Virgin Islands 97.94% 2020
42  Czech Republic 97.88% 2022
43  United States 97.47% 2022
44  Latvia 97.11% 2022
45  Estonia 97.02% 2022
46  New Caledonia 96.87% 2022
47  Greenland 96.74% 2020
48   Switzerland 96.70% 2022
49  Qatar 96.65% 2022
50  Saint Martin 96.63% 2022
51  Ireland 95.99% 2022
52  Reunion 95.75% 2022
53  Guadeloupe 95.71% 2022
54  Bulgaria 95.65% 2022
55  Portugal 95.16% 2022
56  Lithuania 94.98% 2022
57  Turkmenistan 94.88% 2022
58  Iran 94.22% 2022
59  Malaysia 93.94% 2022
60  Niue 93.54% 2022
61  Belarus 93.10% 2022
62  Italy 92.71% 2022
63  Mayotte 92.46% 2022
64  French Guiana 91.49% 2022
65  Oman 90.85% 2022
66  Andorra 90.64% 2022
67  Northern Mariana Islands 90.64% 2022
68  Palau 90.44% 2022
69  Kazakhstan 89.33% 2020
70  Saint Helena 89.23% 2022
71  Poland 88.91% 2022
72  Ukraine 87.62% 2022
73  Brazil 87.26% 2022
74  Grenada 87.12% 2017
75  Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.97% 2022
76  Jordan 85.71% 2022
77  Montenegro 85.12% 2022
78  Armenia 82.41% 2022
79  Croatia 82.14% 2007
80  Romania 82.07% 2022
81  French Polynesia 81.81% 2022
82  Costa Rica 80.51% 2022
83  Macedonia 80.45% 2022
84  Palestine 80.33% 2022
85  Uzbekistan 79.85% 2022
86  Kyrgyzstan 76.49% 2022
87  Russia 76.23% 2022
88  Republic of Moldova 75.22% 2022
89  Serbia 75.08% 2022
90  Morocco 74.82% 2022
91  Tunisia 74.30% 2022
92  Colombia 73.86% 2022
93  Bhutan 73.34% 2022
94  Azerbaijan 71.61% 2022
95  Albania 70.74% 2022
96  Algeria 70.60% 2022
97  Georgia 69.14% 2022
98  Wallis and Futuna 68.88% 2022
99  Ecuador 67.09% 2022
100  North Korea 66.53% 2022
101  Honduras 65.21% 2022
102  Paraguay 64.22% 2022
103  Samoa 62.19% 2022
104  Iraq 59.74% 2022
105  Bangladesh 59.11% 2022
106  Vietnam 57.78% 2022
107  Myanmar 57.40% 2022
108  Guatemala 56.29% 2022
109  Suriname 55.80% 2022
110  Nicaragua 55.52% 2020
111  Tajikistan 55.29% 2022
112  Peru 51.99% 2022
113  Pakistan 50.60% 2022
114  Philippines 47.90% 2022
115  Lebanon 47.70% 2022
116  Gambia 47.67% 2022
117  Sri Lanka 47.13% 2022
118  Turks and Caicos Islands 47.09% 2022
119  Republic of the Congo 45.90% 2020
120  Dominican Republic 44.94% 2022
121  Ghana 44.47% 2022
122  Côte d'Ivoire 43.89% 2022
123  Mexico 43.04% 2022
124  Fiji 41.86% 2022
125  Mongolia 39.28% 2022
126  Sao Tome and Principe 36.30% 2022
127  Indonesia 30.27% 2022
128  Afghanistan 30.03% 2022
129  Tonga 29.53% 2022
130  Cambodia 29.13% 2022
131  Nigeria 28.98% 2022
132  Lesotho 28.22% 2022
133  Senegal 26.69% 2022
134  Zimbabwe 26.52% 2022
135  Guinea-Bissau 23.87% 2022
136  Madagascar 22.24% 2022
137  Togo 19.42% 2022
138  Uganda 18.68% 2022
139  Laos 17.87% 2022
140  Malawi 17.76% 2022
141    Nepal 16.12% 2022
142  Kiribati 14.41% 2022
143  Ethiopia 13.24% 2022
144  Rwanda 12.10% 2020
145  Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.58% 2022
146  Tanzania 11.34% 2022
147  Sierra Leone 10.26% 2022
148  Tuvalu 8.71% 2022
149  Chad 6.25% 2022
150  Central African Republic 6.13% 2022

References

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  1. ^ "World Water Day: Two billion people still lack access to safely managed water". blogs.worldbank.org. 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  2. ^ "Share of the population without access to an improved water source". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  3. ^ "Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Data Explorer". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2023-06-26.