China vs Libya: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

China

96.1%

in 2024

Libya

96.4%

in 2024

China rank

132nd

Libya rank

131st

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

China
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 96.4% against 96.1% in China, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Libya ahead.

China ranks 132nd and Libya ranks 131st 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.