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Safely managed drinking water2020

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 · 2020 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Gibraltar1002020
01Hong Kong SAR China1002020
01Kuwait1002020
01Liechtenstein1002020
01Macao SAR China1002020
01Monaco1002020
01Singapore1002020
01San Marino1002020
09Iceland1002020
10Netherlands99.972020
11Denmark99.922020
12Germany99.912020
13Malta99.872020
14United Kingdom99.862020
15Sweden99.722020
16Puerto Rico99.672020
17Finland99.642020
18Luxembourg99.642020
19Cyprus99.632020
20Belgium99.62020
21Spain99.522020
22Israel99.512020
23France99.512020
24Slovakia99.342020
25Norway99.172020
26New Zealand99.12020
27Isle of Man99.032020
28South Korea98.992020
29Bahrain98.92020
30Austria98.92020
31United Arab Emirates98.632020
32Japan98.592020
33U.S. Virgin Islands98.592020
34Guam98.32020
35Estonia98.272020
36Czechia98.152020
37Slovenia98.042020
38Greece97.472020
39Chile97.412020
40Canada97.242020
41Hungary97.212020
42United States97.162020
43Switzerland96.72020
44St. Martin96.642020
45New Caledonia96.642020
46Italy96.562020
47Bulgaria96.532020
48Latvia96.392020
49Qatar95.82020
50Lithuania95.732020
51Portugal94.982020
52Malaysia94.362020
53Turkmenistan94.272020
54Ireland94.162020
55Iran93.92020
56Belarus92.842020
57Poland90.762020
58Kazakhstan90.682020
59Andorra90.642020
60Oman90.562020
61French Polynesia90.452020
62American Samoa90.312020
63Ukraine88.212020
64Bosnia & Herzegovina88.152020
65Palau87.942020
66Croatia86.962020
67Brazil85.742020
68Montenegro85.422020
69Armenia82.282020
70Romania81.992020
71Jordan81.652020
72Northern Mariana Islands81.452020
73North Macedonia80.592020
74Palestinian Territories80.582020
75Costa Rica80.522020
76Uzbekistan77.792020
77Egypt76.562020
78Kyrgyzstan76.242020
79Russia75.992020
80Serbia74.852020
81Moldova74.382020
82Colombia73.422020
83Morocco73.272020
84Albania70.672020
85Algeria70.532020
86Tunisia70.512020
87South Africa69.792020
88India69.632020
89Georgia69.462020
90Trinidad & Tobago69.312020
91Ecuador68.932020
92Guyana66.682020
93North Korea66.382020
94Botswana65.762020
95Seychelles64.242020
96Honduras64.022020
97Paraguay63.712020
98Bhutan63.622020
99Tajikistan62.952020
100Samoa62.182020
101Iraq59.662020
102Myanmar (Burma)58.822020
103Bangladesh58.662020
104Vietnam56.532020
105Azerbaijan56.282020
106Suriname55.762020
107Peru51.32020
108Guatemala49.122020
109Lebanon47.72020
110Sri Lanka47.622020
111Philippines47.552020
112Turks & Caicos Islands47.132020
113Congo - Brazzaville45.692020
114Gambia45.492020
115Dominican Republic45.022020
116Pakistan44.762020
117Mexico42.622020
118Fiji41.612020
119Mongolia39.012020
120Côte d’Ivoire38.672020
121Ghana37.422020
122Eswatini36.72020
123São Tomé & Príncipe35.622020
124Indonesia29.772020
125Tonga29.522020
126Tanzania28.572020
127Nigeria27.792020
128Cambodia27.72020
129Afghanistan27.562020
130Lesotho27.532020
131Zimbabwe26.22020
132Senegal25.962020
133Laos24.112020
134Guinea-Bissau23.442020
135Mozambique23.262020
136Madagascar19.772020
137Togo19.232020
138Vanuatu18.92020
139Nauru18.662020
140Nepal17.72020
141Benin17.082020
142Malawi16.422020
143Uganda15.82020
144Kiribati14.352020
145Ethiopia12.022020
146Congo - Kinshasa11.192020
147Sierra Leone9.772020
148Tuvalu8.582020
149Central African Republic6.182020
150Chad6.162020

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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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  "sourceNote": "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.",
  "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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