Countries with procedures in law or policy for participation by service users/communities in planning program in rural drinking-water supply, by level of definition in procedures (10 = Clearly defined; 5 = Not clearly defined ; 0 = NA) by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
10
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Ghana
Median
10
Years covered
16
2010β2025
Data points
456
What the numbers show
Countries with procedures in law or policy for participation by service users/communities in planning program in rural drinking-water supply, by level of definition in procedures (10 = Clearly defined; 5 = Not clearly defined ; 0 = NA) is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 10 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 10, and the mean is 9.78.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Countries with procedures in law or policy for participation by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Senegal | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Sudan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Niger | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 10 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mozambique, Republic of | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Myanmar | 10 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mali | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Angola | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 10 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | South Africa | 10 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Uganda | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chad | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Sudan, Republic of | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia, Republic of | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 10 | 2025 | β | rising |
| 1 | Cuba | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Congo, Republic of | 10 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Chile | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Botswana | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus, Republic of | 10 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Benin | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lebanon | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyz Republic | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Madagascar, Republic of | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Haiti | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Honduras | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gambia, The | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guinea | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 10 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Fiji, Republic of | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Paraguay | 5 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 67 | Ghana | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.