Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%) by country
Countries reporting
85
Highest
100.0%
San Marino
Lowest
0.5%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
45.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,280
What the numbers show
Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%) is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in San Marino; the lowest is 0.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 45.4%, and the mean is 45.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 195.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 215.8%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 42.7%).
Population using safely managed drinking-water services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Israel | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Czechia | 98.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 7 | France | 98.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 97.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 9 | Ireland | 96.1% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 92.3% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 91.4% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | Iran | 88.1% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 86.9% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 81.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 15 | Palestine | 76.4% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 74.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 74.8% | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 74.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Brazil | 73.6% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 20 | India | 72.6% | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.5% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 22 | Bhutan | 68.9% | 2024 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 23 | Wallis and Futuna | 68.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Romania | 66.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Serbia | 66.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Guyana | 63.8% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 62.5% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 29 | Algeria | 59.4% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 58.4% | 2024 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Tunisia | 57.9% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 32 | Palau | 57.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 33 | Samoa | 56.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 55.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Myanmar | 52.8% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 50.8% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 37 | Paraguay | 50.7% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 38 | North Korea | 48.8% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 39 | Iraq | 47.6% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 40 | Vietnam | 47.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | Ecuador | 46.7% | 2024 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 42 | Honduras | 45.5% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 45.4% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 44 | Pakistan | 44.7% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 45 | Georgia | 40.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 38.9% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 38.7% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 36.2% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 35.5% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 32.0% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 28.4% | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 52 | Fiji | 27.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Eswatini | 25.3% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 54 | Laos | 25.2% | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 24.6% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 56 | Indonesia | 24.4% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 57 | Peru | 23.6% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 58 | Tonga | 23.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | Tanzania | 22.8% | 2024 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Nigeria | 22.4% | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 61 | Cambodia | 20.4% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 62 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19.1% | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 63 | Congo | 18.4% | 2021 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 64 | Ghana | 17.2% | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Mongolia | 16.2% | 2024 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Mozambique | 14.6% | 2024 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Nepal | 14.4% | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 68 | Lesotho | 14.3% | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.7% | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 70 | Senegal | 13.2% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 12.5% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 10.9% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 73 | Madagascar | 10.5% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 74 | Gambia | 10.4% | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 75 | Malawi | 10.4% | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 76 | Uganda | 9.8% | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 9.6% | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 78 | Togo | 9.0% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 79 | Kiribati | 7.0% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 80 | Benin | 6.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 5.8% | 2024 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Tuvalu | 5.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 83 | Chad | 2.7% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 84 | Central African Republic | 2.2% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.5% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe (WHO region) 84.8%
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 74.3%
- World 60.5%
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 58.6%
- Americas (WHO region) 58.0%
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 54.3%
- Africa (WHO region) 16.8%