Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%) by country
Countries reporting
173
Highest
100.0%
Gibraltar
Lowest
6.2%
Central African Republic
Median
80.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,004
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%) is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Gibraltar; the lowest is 6.2% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 80.8%, and the mean is 71.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 199.7%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 38.8%).
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Barthélemy | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Isle of Man | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 16 | Malta | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Cyprus | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 21 | France | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Finland | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Israel | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | South Korea | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Norway | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Martinique | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Estonia | 98.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 98.9% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 35 | Bahrain | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 36 | Austria | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Japan | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 38 | United States Virgin Islands | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Saint Helena | 98.4% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Chile | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 43 | United States | 97.6% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 44 | Latvia | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 96.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 46 | New Caledonia | 96.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 96.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 48 | Lithuania | 96.7% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 49 | Switzerland | 96.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Greece | 96.7% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 51 | Guadeloupe | 96.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 52 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 96.2% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 54 | Ireland | 96.1% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 55 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 96.0% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 56 | Reunion | 95.7% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 56 | Réunion | 95.7% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 58 | Qatar | 95.3% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 59 | Portugal | 95.2% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 94.9% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 61 | Malaysia | 94.7% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 62 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 94.4% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 63 | Guam | 94.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 64 | Belarus | 93.1% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 65 | Niue | 93.0% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 66 | Jersey | 92.8% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 67 | Mayotte | 92.5% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 68 | French Guiana | 92.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 91.5% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 70 | Oman | 91.1% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 71 | Palau | 90.8% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 72 | Andorra | 90.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 73 | American Samoa | 90.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 74 | French Polynesia | 90.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Grenada | 89.9% | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 89.0% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 77 | Poland | 88.7% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 78 | Brazil | 88.6% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 79 | Ukraine | 87.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 80 | Croatia | 87.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.4% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 82 | Montenegro | 85.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 83 | Romania | 82.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 84 | Armenia | 82.1% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 81.9% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 86 | Northern Mariana Islands | 81.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 80.8% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 88 | State of Palestine | 80.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 80.5% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 90 | Morocco | 80.0% | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 91 | Egypt | 78.9% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 92 | India | 76.4% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 93 | Russia | 76.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 76.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 95 | Moldova | 75.8% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | 75.8% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 97 | Serbia | 75.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 98 | Colombia | 74.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.9% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 100 | Polynesia | 70.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 101 | Albania | 70.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 102 | Georgia | 70.5% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 103 | Ecuador | 69.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 105 | Algeria | 69.0% | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 106 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 68.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 107 | South Africa | 68.0% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 108 | Guyana | 67.2% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 109 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 66.6% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 110 | Bhutan | 65.6% | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 111 | Honduras | 65.5% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 65.1% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 113 | Tunisia | 65.0% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 114 | Seychelles | 64.7% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 115 | Paraguay | 64.4% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 116 | Botswana | 63.3% | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 117 | Samoa | 62.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 118 | Micronesia | 60.5% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 119 | Iraq | 59.8% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 120 | Myanmar | 59.7% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 59.1% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 122 | Caribbean | 58.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 123 | Vietnam | 58.6% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 123 | Viet Nam | 58.6% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 57.8% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 126 | Suriname | 55.8% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 127 | Peru | 49.4% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 128 | Guatemala | 48.8% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 129 | Philippines | 48.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 130 | Gambia | 48.2% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 131 | Lebanon | 47.7% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 132 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | 46.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 134 | Congo | 45.9% | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 45.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 136 | Pakistan | 45.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 137 | Mongolia | 43.4% | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 138 | Mexico | 43.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 139 | Ghana | 42.9% | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 140 | Fiji | 42.1% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 141 | Eswatini | 38.2% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 36.7% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 143 | Cote d'Ivoire | 36.4% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 143 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.4% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 145 | Laos | 35.2% | 2024 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.2% | 2024 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 147 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31.3% | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Lesotho | 31.3% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 30.6% | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 150 | Indonesia | 30.5% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 151 | Cambodia | 30.0% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 152 | Nigeria | 29.9% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 153 | Tonga | 29.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 154 | Mozambique | 27.5% | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 155 | Senegal | 27.2% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 25.5% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 158 | Madagascar | 22.1% | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 159 | Togo | 20.5% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 19.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 161 | Nauru | 18.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 161 | Naoero | 18.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 163 | Malawi | 18.2% | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 164 | Uganda | 18.1% | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 165 | Benin | 17.7% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 166 | Nepal | 16.5% | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 167 | Kiribati | 15.1% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 13.5% | 2024 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 169 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 10.9% | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 171 | Tuvalu | 8.7% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 172 | Chad | 6.3% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 173 | Central African Republic | 6.2% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100.0%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 100.0%
- Western Europe 99.8%
- Northern Europe 99.5%
- United States of America 97.6%
- Northern America 97.4%
- Southern Europe 95.8%
- Europe and Northern America 94.2%
- Europe 93.2%
- Eastern Europe 83.8%
- Central Asia 83.1%
- South America 83.1%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 78.9%
- Asia 77.3%
- Central and Southern Asia 77.0%
- Southern Asia 76.7%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 76.2%
- Western Asia 75.4%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 75.3%
- World 73.7%
- Northern Africa 73.2%
- Southern Africa 67.2%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 57.5%
- Central America 49.2%
- South-Eastern Asia 42.8%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 38.8%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 36.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 31.7%
- Western Africa 30.6%
- Eastern Africa 25.9%
- Middle Africa 17.7%