Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: Share using safely managed drinking water

Lebanon

47.7%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

46.9%

in 2024

Lebanon rank

124th

Sri Lanka rank

126th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Lebanon
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 47.7% against 46.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Lebanon ranks 124th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon
Share using safely managed drinking water in Sri Lanka
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.