Canada vs United States: Share using safely managed drinking water

Canada
96.9%
in 2024
United States
97.6%
in 2024
Canada rank
45th
United States rank
43rd

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

  • Canada
  • United States
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

United States currently reports 97.6% against 96.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Canada ranks 45th and United States ranks 43rd of 163 countries.

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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

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.