Former British colonies 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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Barbados | 100% of population | 2013 | |
| =1 | Australia | 100% of population | 2013 | |
| =1 | Qatar | 100% of population | 2013 | |
| =1 | Israel | 100% of population | 2013 | |
| =1 | New Zealand | 100% of population | 2013 | |
| =1 | United Arab Emirates | 100% of population | 2013 | |
| =7 | Canada | 99% of population | 2013 | |
| =7 | Malaysia | 99% of population | 2013 | |
| =7 | Belize | 99% of population | 2013 | |
| =7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99% of population | 2013 | |
| =7 | Egypt | 99% of population | 2013 | |
| =7 | Kuwait | 99% of population | 2013 | |
| =13 | Tuvalu | 97% of population | 2013 | |
| =13 | Maldives | 97% of population | 2013 | |
| =15 | Fiji | 95% of population | 2013 | |
| =15 | Saint Lucia | 95% of population | 2013 | |
| =17 | United States | 94% of population | 2013 | |
| =17 | Bhutan | 94% of population | 2013 | |
| =19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93% of population | 2013 | |
| =19 | Grenada | 93% of population | 2013 | |
| =19 | Guyana | 93% of population | 2013 | |
| =22 | Dominica | 92% of population | 2013 | |
| =22 | Jordan | 92% of population | 2013 | |
| =22 | Botswana | 92% of population | 2013 | |
| =25 | India | 90% of population | 2013 | |
| =25 | Sri Lanka | 90% of population | 2013 | |
| =25 | Namibia | 90% of population | 2013 | |
| =28 | Pakistan | 89% of population | 2013 | |
| =28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89% of population | 2013 | |
| 30 | Jamaica | 88% of population | 2013 | |
| 31 | The Bahamas | 86% of population | 2013 | |
| 32 | The Gambia | 85% of population | 2013 | |
| =33 | Malawi | 80% of population | 2013 | |
| =33 | Bangladesh | 80% of population | 2013 | |
| =33 | Ghana | 80% of population | 2013 | |
| 36 | Burma | 78% of population | 2013 | |
| 37 | Lesotho | 73% of population | 2013 | |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 69% of population | 2013 | |
| 39 | Uganda | 68% of population | 2013 | |
| 40 | Swaziland | 65% of population | 2013 | |
| =41 | Sudan | 52% of population | 2013 | |
| =41 | Kenya | 52% of population | 2013 | |
| 43 | Yemen | 47% of population | 2013 | |
| 44 | Zambia | 46% of population | 2013 | |
| 45 | Tanzania | 44% of population | 2013 | |
| 46 | Nigeria | 43% of population | 2013 | |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 35% of population | 2013 | |
| 48 | Somalia | 7% of population | 2013 |
