Share of the population using improved water sources wash by country
Countries reporting
231
Highest
100
Andorra
Lowest
59.8
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
98.82
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,586
What the numbers show
Share of the population using improved water sources wash is currently reported for 231 countries. The highest value is 100 in Andorra; the lowest is 59.8 in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.82, and the mean is 94.95.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 172 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 38.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 5.6%).
Share of the population using improved water sources wash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | American Samoa | 100 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 1 | Curacao | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Greenland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 100 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 1 | Palestine | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Barthelemy | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 51 | San Marino | 100 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Qatar | 99.99 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | United States | 99.98 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Australia | 99.97 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.95 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 99.94 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 57 | Armenia | 99.93 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 58 | Bhutan | 99.93 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritius | 99.93 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Guadeloupe | 99.93 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Spain | 99.92 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Czechia | 99.92 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Saint Martin (French part) | 99.92 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 99.92 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 65 | Bahrain | 99.92 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 66 | Lithuania | 99.92 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 99.92 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Syria | 99.91 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 69 | Croatia | 99.9 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 70 | Belarus | 99.89 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 71 | Reunion | 99.88 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 72 | British Virgin Islands | 99.86 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Tonga | 99.84 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 74 | Libya | 99.84 | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 75 | Montenegro | 99.84 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 99.82 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 77 | Maldives | 99.81 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 78 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99.8 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 99.78 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 80 | Oman | 99.77 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 99.76 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 82 | Iran | 99.74 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 83 | Cyprus | 99.72 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 99.72 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 85 | Martinique | 99.6 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | Cook Islands | 99.59 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 87 | Slovenia | 99.57 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 88 | Mexico | 99.54 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 99.54 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 90 | Palau | 99.53 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 91 | Guam | 99.53 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 99.52 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.51 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 94 | United States Virgin Islands | 99.47 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 95 | Latvia | 99.46 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 96 | Samoa | 99.44 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 97 | Barbados | 99.43 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 98 | Jordan | 99.41 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 99 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 99.31 | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 100 | Saint Helena | 99.29 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 101 | Portugal | 99.29 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 102 | Wallis and Futuna | 99.28 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 103 | Iraq | 99.28 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 104 | Serbia | 99.26 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 99.19 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 106 | Japan | 99.18 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 107 | Ukraine | 99.18 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 108 | Tuvalu | 99.15 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 109 | Chile | 99.08 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 110 | El Salvador | 99.07 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 111 | Suriname | 99.06 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 112 | Argentina | 99.04 | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 113 | Turkey | 99.02 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 114 | Bahamas | 98.95 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.92 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 98.82 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 98.8 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 118 | Vietnam | 98.76 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 98.73 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 120 | Philippines | 98.68 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 121 | Tunisia | 98.64 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.61 | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.44 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 124 | Nauru | 98.39 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 125 | Georgia | 98.31 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 126 | Malaysia | 98.3 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 127 | Canada | 98.29 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 128 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 98.17 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 129 | Niue | 98.11 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 130 | Guyana | 98.11 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 131 | India | 98.07 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 132 | Egypt | 98.06 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 133 | Montserrat | 98.06 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 134 | Jamaica | 98.05 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 135 | Jersey | 98.05 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 98.04 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 137 | Dominican Republic | 97.91 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 138 | Cuba | 97.82 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.73 | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 140 | Seychelles | 97.73 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 141 | South Africa | 97.65 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 142 | Russia | 97.51 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 143 | Anguilla | 97.48 | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 144 | Colombia | 97.28 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.2 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 146 | Algeria | 97.13 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 147 | Panama | 97.12 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 148 | Ireland | 97.1 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 149 | Nepal | 97.06 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 150 | Dominica | 97 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 151 | Albania | 96.98 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 152 | Grenada | 96.79 | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 153 | Honduras | 96.78 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 154 | Aruba | 96.74 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 155 | Mayotte | 96.37 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 156 | China | 96.32 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 157 | Fiji | 96.3 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 158 | Peru | 96.15 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 159 | Morocco | 96.08 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 160 | Botswana | 96.05 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 161 | Belize | 96.05 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 162 | Comoros | 96.04 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 163 | Ecuador | 95.96 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 164 | Laos | 95.86 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 165 | Cayman Islands | 95.46 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 166 | Indonesia | 95.31 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 167 | Falkland Islands | 95.31 | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 168 | Djibouti | 95.29 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 169 | Pakistan | 95.14 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 170 | French Guiana | 94.84 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 171 | Guatemala | 94.79 | 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 | 94.38 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 175 | Moldova | 94.26 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 176 | Malawi | 94.19 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 177 | Venezuela | 93.8 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 178 | Sudan | 93.65 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 179 | Bolivia | 93.52 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 180 | Namibia | 93.47 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 181 | Gambia | 93.01 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 182 | Cambodia | 92.13 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 183 | Tajikistan | 92.04 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 184 | East Timor | 91.86 | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 185 | Mongolia | 91.56 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 186 | Sri Lanka | 91.46 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 187 | Mali | 91.07 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 188 | Yemen | 90.85 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 189 | Senegal | 90.8 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 90.24 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 191 | Poland | 90.12 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 192 | Micronesia (country) | 89.88 | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 193 | Mauritania | 89.61 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 194 | Liberia | 87.55 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 195 | Lesotho | 87.38 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 196 | Eswatini | 86.47 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 197 | Myanmar | 86.41 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 198 | Burundi | 86.33 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 199 | Cameroon | 86.31 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 200 | Guinea | 86.24 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 201 | Nigeria | 86.19 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 202 | Uganda | 86.11 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 203 | Afghanistan | 84.79 | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 204 | Haiti | 84.42 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 205 | Cote d'Ivoire | 84.22 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 206 | Rwanda | 84.18 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 207 | Congo | 83.84 | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 208 | Kiribati | 83.57 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 209 | Ethiopia | 83.3 | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 210 | Somalia | 82.91 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 211 | Togo | 82.26 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 212 | Burkina Faso | 81.76 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 213 | Zimbabwe | 81.5 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 214 | Zambia | 80.46 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 215 | Angola | 79.12 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 216 | Solomon Islands | 77.76 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 217 | South Sudan | 77.64 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 218 | Tanzania | 77.44 | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 219 | Benin | 77.02 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 220 | Guinea-Bissau | 76.7 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 221 | Sierra Leone | 75.57 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 222 | Mozambique | 75.27 | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 223 | Kenya | 74.37 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 224 | Niger | 70.18 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 225 | Eritrea | 69.45 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 226 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.62 | 2017 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 227 | Chad | 64.76 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 228 | Central African Republic | 63.3 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 229 | Papua New Guinea | 60.56 | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 230 | Madagascar | 60.35 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 231 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 59.8 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |