Latin America and Caribbean Compared by People > Drinking water source > Improved > Total
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 |
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=1 | Uruguay | 100% of population | 2010 | |
=1 | Aruba | 100% of population | 2010 | |
=1 | Barbados | 100% of population | 2010 | |
4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99% of population | 2013 | |
=5 | Belize | 98% of population | 2013 | |
=5 | Brazil | 98% of population | 2013 | |
=7 | Argentina | 97% of population | 2013 | |
=7 | Costa Rica | 97% of population | 2013 | |
=9 | Mexico | 96% of population | 2013 | |
=9 | The Bahamas | 96% of population | 2013 | |
=9 | Saint Lucia | 96% of population | 2013 | |
=9 | Cayman Islands | 96% of population | 2013 | |
=9 | Chile | 96% of population | 2013 | |
14 | Dominica | 95% of population | 2013 | |
=15 | Ecuador | 94% of population | 2013 | |
=15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94% of population | 2013 | |
=15 | Cuba | 94% of population | 2013 | |
=15 | Grenada | 94% of population | 2013 | |
=15 | Guyana | 94% of population | 2013 | |
=20 | Panama | 93% of population | 2013 | |
=20 | Jamaica | 93% of population | 2013 | |
=22 | Colombia | 92% of population | 2013 | |
=22 | Suriname | 92% of population | 2013 | |
=22 | Venezuela | 92% of population | 2013 | |
=22 | Guatemala | 92% of population | 2013 | |
26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 91% of population | 2013 | |
=27 | El Salvador | 88% of population | 2013 | |
=27 | Bolivia | 88% of population | 2013 | |
29 | Honduras | 87% of population | 2013 | |
=30 | Dominican Republic | 86% of population | 2013 | |
=30 | Paraguay | 86% of population | 2013 | |
=32 | Peru | 85% of population | 2013 | |
=32 | Nicaragua | 85% of population | 2013 | |
34 | Haiti | 69% of population | 2013 |
Citation
Interesting observations about People > Drinking water source > Improved > Total
- Australia ranked first for drinking water source > improved > total amongst Hot countries in 2010.
- Canada ranked first for drinking water source > improved > total amongst Christian countries in 2013.
- Lebanon ranked first for drinking water source > improved > total amongst Muslim countries in 2010.
- Mauritius ranked first for drinking water source > improved > total amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.
- Bulgaria ranked first for drinking water source > improved > total amongst Emerging markets in 2010.
- Pakistan ranked first for drinking water source > improved > total amongst Failed states in 2013.
- Uruguay ranked first for drinking water source > improved > total amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2010.
- Aruba ranked first for drinking water source > improved > total amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2010.
- Japan ranked second for drinking water source > improved > total amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2010.
- Andorra ranked first for drinking water source > improved > total amongst Landlocked countries in 2010.
- Israel ranked #4 for drinking water source > improved > total amongst Former British colonies in 2010.