South Korea vs Norway: Share using safely managed drinking water

South Korea

99.3%

in 2024

Norway

99.1%

in 2024

South Korea rank

30th

Norway rank

31st

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

South Korea
Norway

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 99.3% against 99.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Norway ahead.

South Korea ranks 30th and Norway ranks 31st of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in South Korea
Share using safely managed drinking water in Norway
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.