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Australia vs United States: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Australia
100.0%
in 2024
United States
100.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
48th
United States rank
47th

Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Australia
  • United States
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

United States currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 48th and United States ranks 47th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source
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
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.