Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 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
7,105
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 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 175 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 38.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 5.6%).
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources: 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 | down 0.0% | 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 | down 0.0% | 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 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2024 | down 0.0% | 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 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2024 | down 0.0% | 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 | up 0.0% | 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 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | 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 | down 0.0% | 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 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 98.3 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 127 | Malaysia | 98.3 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 128 | Canada | 98.29 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 129 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 98.17 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 130 | Niue | 98.11 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 131 | Guyana | 98.11 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 132 | India | 98.07 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 133 | Egypt | 98.06 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 134 | Montserrat | 98.06 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 135 | Jamaica | 98.05 | 2024 | up 1.7% | 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 19.9% | 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 99.97
- América del Norte 99.81
- World Bank (high income) 99.27
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 99.18
- Europa Occidental 99.17
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 98.87
- Europe (WHO regions) 98.82
- Europa y Asia Central 98.81
- Americas (WHO regions) 98.78
- Europa del Este y Asia Central 98.38
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 98.18
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 98.18
- América Latina y el Caribe 98.17
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte 98.11
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) 97.81
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 97.67
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 97.63
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 97.57
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 97.45
- Asia Meridional 97.45
- Northern Africa (African Union) 97.43
- World Bank (upper middle income) 97.21
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 96.76
- (SDGRC) North Africa 96.74
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 96.55
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 96.55
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 96.42
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 96.11
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 95.92
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 94.99
- World Bank (lower middle income) 94.63
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 89.53
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 88.17
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa 86.81
- Southern Africa (African Union) 86.73
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 86.64
- OECD Fragile Contexts 86.45
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 85.39
- Western Africa (African Union) 85.39
- (SDGRC) West Africa 85.39