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THE GLOBAL INDEX #088

Safely managed drinking water2021

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 · 2021 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Gibraltar1002021
01Hong Kong SAR China1002021
01Iceland1002021
01Kuwait1002021
01Liechtenstein1002021
01Macao SAR China1002021
01Monaco1002021
01Singapore1002021
01San Marino1002021
10New Zealand1002021
11Netherlands99.962021
12Denmark99.922021
13Germany99.922021
14Malta99.862021
15United Kingdom99.852021
16Sweden99.742021
17Cyprus99.742021
18France99.642021
19Luxembourg99.642021
20Finland99.642021
21Belgium99.592021
22Spain99.512021
23Israel99.52021
24Puerto Rico99.492021
25Slovakia99.42021
26Isle of Man99.372021
27Norway99.152021
28South Korea99.082021
29Bahrain98.92021
30Austria98.92021
31Japan98.642021
32United Arab Emirates98.632021
33U.S. Virgin Islands98.632021
34Slovenia98.612021
35Hungary98.532021
36Estonia98.442021
37Czechia98.152021
38Chile97.522021
39United States97.322021
40Greece97.272021
41Guam97.232021
42Canada97.122021
43New Caledonia96.872021
44Switzerland96.72021
45Latvia96.662021
46St. Martin96.642021
47Italy96.612021
48Bulgaria96.452021
49Lithuania96.062021
50Qatar95.652021
51Portugal95.042021
52Ireland94.652021
53Turkmenistan94.492021
54Malaysia94.452021
55Iran94.032021
56Belarus92.912021
57Kazakhstan90.972021
58Oman90.712021
59Andorra90.642021
60American Samoa90.522021
61French Polynesia90.452021
62Poland90.232021
63Palau89.182021
64Ukraine88.142021
65Bosnia & Herzegovina87.572021
66Croatia87.032021
67Brazil86.432021
68Montenegro85.442021
69Jordan83.472021
70Armenia82.132021
71Romania82.032021
72Northern Mariana Islands81.452021
73North Macedonia80.642021
74Palestinian Territories80.592021
75Costa Rica80.512021
76Uzbekistan78.812021
77Kyrgyzstan77.612021
78Egypt77.152021
79Russia76.052021
80Morocco75.452021
81Serbia74.872021
82Moldova74.732021
83Colombia73.672021
84India71.322021
85Albania70.712021
86Georgia69.722021
87South Africa69.612021
88Trinidad & Tobago69.322021
89Ecuador69.252021
90Tunisia69.142021
91Algeria68.842021
92Guyana66.912021
93Bhutan66.622021
94North Korea66.452021
95Botswana65.152021
96Honduras64.432021
97Seychelles64.362021
98Paraguay63.962021
99Tajikistan63.932021
100Samoa62.292021
101Iraq59.72021
102Myanmar (Burma)59.52021
103Bangladesh59.152021
104Vietnam57.052021
105Azerbaijan56.692021
106Suriname55.782021
107Peru51.582021
108Guatemala49.042021
109Philippines47.782021
110Lebanon47.72021
111Sri Lanka47.362021
112Turks & Caicos Islands47.12021
113Gambia46.682021
114Congo - Brazzaville45.872021
115Dominican Republic45.12021
116Pakistan44.872021
117Mexico42.742021
118Fiji41.742021
119Mongolia40.072021
120Côte d’Ivoire38.912021
121Ghana38.792021
122Eswatini37.082021
123São Tomé & Príncipe36.092021
124Indonesia30.052021
125Tonga29.542021
126Tanzania29.262021
127Lesotho28.462021
128Afghanistan28.392021
129Nigeria28.362021
130Cambodia28.292021
131Laos26.82021
132Senegal26.262021
133Zimbabwe26.022021
134Mozambique24.292021
135Guinea-Bissau23.72021
136Madagascar20.392021
137Togo19.552021
138Vanuatu18.972021
139Nauru18.662021
140Benin17.232021
141Malawi17.042021
142Uganda16.372021
143Nepal16.072021
144Kiribati14.622021
145Ethiopia12.532021
146Congo - Kinshasa11.382021
147Sierra Leone10.052021
148Tuvalu8.622021
149Chad6.22021
150Central African Republic6.082021

How this ranking works

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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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