Finland vs France: Drinking water service usage

Finland

99.6%

in 2024

France

99.7%

in 2024

Finland rank

24th

France rank

22nd

Drinking water service usage over time

Finland
France

How they compare

France currently reports 99.7% against 99.6% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.

Finland ranks 24th and France ranks 22nd of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Drinking water service usage in Finland
Drinking water service usage in France
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Drinking water service usage
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.