Japan vs Saint Helena: Share using safely managed drinking water

Japan

98.7%

in 2024

Saint Helena

98.4%

in 2024

Japan rank

37th

Saint Helena rank

40th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Japan
Saint Helena

How they compare

Japan currently reports 98.7% against 98.4% in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 37th and Saint Helena ranks 40th of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in Japan
Share using safely managed drinking water in Saint Helena
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.