Canada vs Italy: Share using safely managed drinking water

Canada

96.9%

in 2024

Italy

96.8%

in 2024

Canada rank

45th

Italy rank

47th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Canada
Italy

How they compare

Canada currently reports 96.9% against 96.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 45th and Italy ranks 47th of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in Canada
Share using safely managed drinking water in Italy
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share using safely managed drinking water
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.