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THE GLOBAL INDEX #088

Safely managed drinking water2019

Percentage of the population using safely managed drinking-water services.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data150 / 217No observation: 67
First-ranked country or territoryGibraltar100 %

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Safely managed drinking water · 2019 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Gibraltar1002019
01Kuwait1002019
01Liechtenstein1002019
01Macao SAR China1002019
01Monaco1002019
01Singapore1002019
07Iceland1002019
08San Marino1002019
09Hong Kong SAR China99.992019
10Netherlands99.972019
11Germany99.912019
12Malta99.882019
13United Kingdom99.872019
14Puerto Rico99.852019
15Denmark99.772019
16Sweden99.72019
17Finland99.642019
18Luxembourg99.632019
19Belgium99.622019
20Spain99.542019
21Israel99.532019
22Cyprus99.442019
23France99.382019
24Slovakia99.282019
25Norway99.22019
26Bahrain98.912019
27Austria98.92019
28South Korea98.892019
29Isle of Man98.692019
30United Arab Emirates98.632019
31U.S. Virgin Islands98.552019
32Japan98.552019
33Guam98.462019
34Czechia98.152019
35New Zealand98.122019
36Estonia98.082019
37Greece97.662019
38Slovenia97.482019
39Canada97.352019
40Chile97.312019
41United States97.012019
42Switzerland96.72019
43St. Martin96.652019
44Bulgaria96.612019
45Italy96.522019
46New Caledonia96.412019
47Latvia96.122019
48Qatar95.952019
49Hungary95.852019
50Lithuania95.392019
51Portugal94.912019
52Malaysia94.272019
53Turkmenistan94.052019
54Iran93.772019
55Ireland93.692019
56Belarus92.772019
57Poland91.292019
58Andorra90.642019
59French Polynesia90.452019
60Kazakhstan90.42019
61Oman90.272019
62American Samoa90.092019
63Bosnia & Herzegovina88.742019
64Ukraine88.282019
65Croatia86.892019
66Palau86.712019
67Montenegro85.342019
68Brazil85.012019
69Armenia82.432019
70Romania81.962019
71Northern Mariana Islands81.452019
72Palestinian Territories80.562019
73North Macedonia80.542019
74Costa Rica80.522019
75Jordan79.832019
76Uzbekistan76.772019
77Egypt75.972019
78Russia75.932019
79Kyrgyzstan74.982019
80Serbia74.822019
81Moldova74.032019
82Colombia73.172019
83Algeria72.222019
84Tunisia71.862019
85Morocco71.12019
86Albania70.672019
87South Africa69.732019
88Trinidad & Tobago69.32019
89Georgia69.082019
90Ecuador68.572019
91India67.932019
92Guyana66.462019
93Botswana66.362019
94North Korea66.312019
95Seychelles64.132019
96Honduras63.612019
97Paraguay63.082019
98Samoa62.012019
99Tajikistan61.972019
100Bhutan60.592019
101Iraq59.362019
102Bangladesh58.182019
103Myanmar (Burma)57.572019
104Vietnam56.012019
105Azerbaijan55.862019
106Suriname55.532019
107Peru51.022019
108Guatemala49.192019
109Sri Lanka47.882019
110Lebanon47.72019
111Philippines47.322019
112Turks & Caicos Islands47.152019
113Congo - Brazzaville45.512019
114Dominican Republic44.932019
115Pakistan44.662019
116Gambia44.282019
117Mexico42.52019
118Fiji41.482019
119Côte d’Ivoire38.442019
120Mongolia37.972019
121Eswatini36.322019
122Ghana36.072019
123São Tomé & Príncipe35.142019
124Tonga29.52019
125Indonesia29.492019
126Nigeria27.232019
127Tanzania27.162019
128Cambodia27.122019
129Afghanistan26.722019
130Lesotho26.622019
131Zimbabwe26.392019
132Senegal25.652019
133Guinea-Bissau23.182019
134Mozambique22.262019
135Laos21.512019
136Nepal19.32019
137Madagascar19.162019
138Vanuatu18.832019
139Togo18.722019
140Nauru18.662019
141Benin16.932019
142Malawi15.822019
143Uganda15.22019
144Kiribati14.082019
145Ethiopia11.532019
146Congo - Kinshasa11.32019
147Sierra Leone9.492019
148Tuvalu8.542019
149Central African Republic6.282019
150Chad6.112019

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No observation (67)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Percentage of the population using safely managed drinking-water services.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS
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Original metadata
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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  "sourceOrganization": "WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, note: Aggregate data by groups are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene., publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08-25;\nUN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: washdata.org, note: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene",
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