Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita by country
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.
Countries reporting
224
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
59.8%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
98.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,586
What the numbers show
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 224 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 59.8% in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.8%, and the mean is 94.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 170 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 38.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 5.6%).
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | American Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 1 | Curacao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Greenland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 1 | Palestine | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Barthelemy | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 51 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | United States | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 57 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 58 | Bhutan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritius | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 61 | Spain | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Saint Martin (French part) | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 65 | Bahrain | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 66 | Lithuania | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Syria | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 69 | Croatia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 70 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 71 | Reunion | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 72 | British Virgin Islands | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Tonga | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 74 | Libya | 99.8% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 75 | Montenegro | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 99.8% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 77 | Maldives | 99.8% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 78 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 80 | Oman | 99.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 82 | Iran | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 83 | Cyprus | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 86 | Cook Islands | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 87 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 88 | Mexico | 99.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 90 | Palau | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 91 | Guam | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 94 | United States Virgin Islands | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 95 | Latvia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 96 | Samoa | 99.4% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 97 | Barbados | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 98 | Jordan | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 99 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 100 | Saint Helena | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 101 | Portugal | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 102 | Wallis and Futuna | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 103 | Iraq | 99.3% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 104 | Serbia | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 106 | Japan | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 107 | Ukraine | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 108 | Tuvalu | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 109 | Chile | 99.1% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 110 | El Salvador | 99.1% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 111 | Suriname | 99.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 112 | Argentina | 99.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 113 | Turkey | 99.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 114 | Bahamas | 98.9% | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 98.8% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 118 | Vietnam | 98.8% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 98.7% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 120 | Philippines | 98.7% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 121 | Tunisia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.6% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.4% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 124 | Nauru | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 125 | Georgia | 98.3% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 126 | Malaysia | 98.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 127 | Canada | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 128 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 98.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 129 | Niue | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 130 | Guyana | 98.1% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 131 | India | 98.1% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 132 | Egypt | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 133 | Montserrat | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 134 | Jamaica | 98.1% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 135 | Jersey | 98.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 98.0% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 137 | Dominican Republic | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 138 | Cuba | 97.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.7% | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 140 | Seychelles | 97.7% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 141 | South Africa | 97.6% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 142 | Russia | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 143 | Anguilla | 97.5% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 144 | Colombia | 97.3% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.2% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 146 | Algeria | 97.1% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 147 | Panama | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 149 | Nepal | 97.1% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 150 | Dominica | 97.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 151 | Albania | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 152 | Grenada | 96.8% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 153 | Honduras | 96.8% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 154 | Aruba | 96.7% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 156 | China | 96.3% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 157 | Fiji | 96.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 158 | Peru | 96.2% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 159 | Morocco | 96.1% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 160 | Botswana | 96.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 161 | Belize | 96.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 162 | Comoros | 96.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 163 | Ecuador | 96.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 164 | Laos | 95.9% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 165 | Cayman Islands | 95.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 166 | Indonesia | 95.3% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 167 | Falkland Islands | 95.3% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 168 | Djibouti | 95.3% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 169 | Pakistan | 95.1% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 170 | French Guiana | 94.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 171 | Guatemala | 94.8% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 172 | North Korea | 94.6% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 173 | Ghana | 94.4% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 174 | Gabon | 94.4% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 175 | Moldova | 94.3% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 176 | Malawi | 94.2% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 177 | Venezuela | 93.8% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 178 | Sudan | 93.7% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 179 | Bolivia | 93.5% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 180 | Namibia | 93.5% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 181 | Gambia | 93.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 182 | Cambodia | 92.1% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 183 | Tajikistan | 92.0% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 184 | East Timor | 91.9% | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 185 | Mongolia | 91.6% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 186 | Sri Lanka | 91.5% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 187 | Mali | 91.1% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 188 | Yemen | 90.9% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 189 | Senegal | 90.8% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 90.2% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 191 | Poland | 90.1% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 192 | Micronesia (country) | 89.9% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 193 | Mauritania | 89.6% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 194 | Liberia | 87.5% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 195 | Lesotho | 87.4% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 196 | Eswatini | 86.5% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 197 | Myanmar | 86.4% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 198 | Burundi | 86.3% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 199 | Cameroon | 86.3% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 200 | Guinea | 86.2% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 201 | Nigeria | 86.2% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 202 | Uganda | 86.1% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 203 | Afghanistan | 84.8% | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 204 | Haiti | 84.4% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 205 | Cote d'Ivoire | 84.2% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 206 | Rwanda | 84.2% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 207 | Congo | 83.8% | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 208 | Kiribati | 83.6% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 209 | Ethiopia | 83.3% | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 210 | Somalia | 82.9% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 211 | Togo | 82.3% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 212 | Burkina Faso | 81.8% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 213 | Zimbabwe | 81.5% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 214 | Zambia | 80.5% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 215 | Angola | 79.1% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 216 | Solomon Islands | 77.8% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 217 | South Sudan | 77.6% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 218 | Tanzania | 77.4% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 219 | Benin | 77.0% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 220 | Guinea-Bissau | 76.7% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 221 | Sierra Leone | 75.6% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 222 | Mozambique | 75.3% | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 223 | Kenya | 74.4% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 224 | Niger | 70.2% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 225 | Eritrea | 69.4% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 226 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.6% | 2017 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 227 | Chad | 64.8% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 228 | Central African Republic | 63.3% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 229 | Papua New Guinea | 60.6% | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 230 | Madagascar | 60.4% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 231 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 59.8% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.