Germany vs Malta: Drinking water service usage

Germany

99.9%

in 2024

Malta

99.8%

in 2024

Germany rank

16th

Malta rank

18th

Drinking water service usage over time

Germany
Malta

How they compare

Germany currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and Malta ranks 18th of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Drinking water service usage in Germany
Drinking water service usage in Malta
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.