East Asia and Pacific Compared by People > Drinking water source > Improved > Rural

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	Australia	100% of population	2013
=1	New Zealand	100% of population	2013
=1	Tonga	100% of population	2013
=1	Japan	100% of population	2013
=5	Malaysia	99% of population	2013
=5	Marshall Islands	99% of population	2013
=7	Tuvalu	97% of population	2013
=7	North Korea	97% of population	2013
=9	Palau	96% of population	2013
=9	Samoa	96% of population	2013
=11	Thailand	95% of population	2013
=11	Fiji	95% of population	2013
13	Vietnam	93% of population	2013
=14	Philippines	92% of population	2013
=14	Federated States of Micronesia	92% of population	2013
16	South Korea	88% of population	2013
17	Vanuatu	87% of population	2013
18	China	85% of population	2013
19	Burma	78% of population	2013
20	Indonesia	74% of population	2013
21	Solomon Islands	65% of population	2013
22	Laos	62% of population	2013
23	East Timor	60% of population	2013
24	Cambodia	58% of population	2013
25	Mongolia	53% of population	2013
26	Kiribati	50% of population	2013
27	Papua New Guinea	33% of population	2013

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