People > Drinking water source > Improved > Total: Countries Compared
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 | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Belarus | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Canada | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Turkey | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Malaysia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Republic of Macedonia | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Greece | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Greenland | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | Czech Republic | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Cyprus | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Barbados | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Luxembourg | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Andorra | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Ireland | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Australia | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Tonga | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Sweden | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Bulgaria | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Denmark | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Austria | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Lebanon | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Japan | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Qatar | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Italy | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Israel | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Belgium | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | French Polynesia | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Switzerland | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Hungary | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Uruguay | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | United Kingdom | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Malta | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Aruba | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Iceland | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Netherlands | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Germany | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Monaco | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Spain | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Montserrat | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | New Zealand | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | France | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Slovakia | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Singapore | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Norway | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | United Arab Emirates | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Guam | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Niue | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Finland | 100% of population | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Poland | 100% of population | 2008 | ||
| =1 | Wallis and Futuna | 100% of population | 2008 | ||
| =51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =51 | Mauritius | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =51 | Portugal | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =51 | Serbia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =51 | Slovenia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =51 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =51 | United States | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =51 | Latvia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =51 | Croatia | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =51 | Egypt | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =51 | Kuwait | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | South Korea | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Montenegro | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Tuvalu | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Belize | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Georgia | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Estonia | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Fiji | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Maldives | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Armenia | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Ukraine | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | British Virgin Islands | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Brazil | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | Northern Mariana Islands | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =62 | North Korea | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Costa Rica | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Jordan | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Argentina | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Russia | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Tokelau | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Mexico | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Botswana | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | The Bahamas | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Samoa | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Saint Lucia | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Cayman Islands | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Iran | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Chile | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Bhutan | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Thailand | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Moldova | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Dominica | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Albania | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Cook Islands | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Vietnam | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Kazakhstan | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =92 | Comoros | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Ecuador | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Cuba | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Marshall Islands | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Grenada | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Guyana | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =98 | Tunisia | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 93.64% of population | 2013 | |||
| =105 | Panama | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| =105 | Jamaica | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| =105 | Namibia | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 92.03% of population | 2013 | |||
| =108 | Philippines | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =108 | Colombia | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =108 | Suriname | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =108 | Venezuela | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =108 | Lithuania | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =108 | Guatemala | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =108 | Pakistan | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =108 | India | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =108 | Federated States of Micronesia | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 91.67% of population | 2013 | |||
| =117 | China | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | South Africa | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | Sri Lanka | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Vanuatu | 90% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Syria | 90% of population | 2013 | ||
| =121 | Kyrgyzstan | 90% of population | 2013 | ||
| =124 | Nepal | 89% of population | 2013 | ||
| =124 | Sao Tome and Principe | 89% of population | 2013 | ||
| =124 | The Gambia | 89% of population | 2013 | ||
| =124 | Oman | 89% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 88.58% of population | 2013 | |||
| =128 | Nauru | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| =128 | El Salvador | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| =128 | Bolivia | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| =128 | Cape Verde | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| =128 | Djibouti | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| =133 | Uzbekistan | 87% of population | 2013 | ||
| =133 | Gabon | 87% of population | 2013 | ||
| =133 | Honduras | 87% of population | 2013 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 86.76% of population | 2013 | |||
| =136 | Dominican Republic | 86% of population | 2013 | ||
| =136 | Paraguay | 86% of population | 2013 | ||
| =136 | Ghana | 86% of population | 2013 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 85.23% of population | 2013 | |||
| =139 | Palau | 85% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Peru | 85% of population | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Nicaragua | 85% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 84.5% of population | 2013 | |||
| 142 | Romania | 84% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Turkmenistan | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Malawi | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Morocco | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Algeria | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Burma | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 82.2% of population | 2013 | |||
| =148 | Indonesia | 82% of population | 2013 | ||
| =148 | Mongolia | 82% of population | 2013 | ||
| 150 | Bangladesh | 81% of population | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Zimbabwe | 80% of population | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Azerbaijan | 80% of population | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Cote d'Ivoire | 80% of population | 2013 | ||
| =154 | Burkina Faso | 79% of population | 2013 | ||
| =154 | Iraq | 79% of population | 2013 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 78.15% of population | 2013 | |||
| 156 | Lesotho | 78% of population | 2013 | ||
| 157 | Cameroon | 77% of population | 2013 | ||
| 158 | Benin | 75% of population | 2013 | ||
| 159 | Guinea | 74% of population | 2013 | ||
| 160 | Liberia | 73% of population | 2013 | ||
| =161 | Senegal | 72% of population | 2013 | ||
| =161 | Uganda | 72% of population | 2013 | ||
| =161 | Burundi | 72% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 71.33% of population | 2013 | |||
| =164 | Swaziland | 71% of population | 2013 | ||
| =164 | Congo, Republic of the | 71% of population | 2013 | ||
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 70% of population | 2013 | ||
| =167 | East Timor | 69% of population | 2013 | ||
| =167 | Haiti | 69% of population | 2013 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 68.87% of population | 2013 | |||
| =169 | Central African Republic | 67% of population | 2013 | ||
| =169 | Laos | 67% of population | 2013 | ||
| 171 | Rwanda | 65% of population | 2013 | ||
| =172 | Tajikistan | 64% of population | 2013 | ||
| =172 | Cambodia | 64% of population | 2013 | ||
| =172 | Mali | 64% of population | 2013 | ||
| =172 | Guinea-Bissau | 64% of population | 2013 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 63.4% of population | 2013 | |||
| 176 | Kiribati | 62% of population | 2013 | ||
| =177 | Eritrea | 61% of population | 2013 | ||
| =177 | Togo | 61% of population | 2013 | ||
| =177 | Zambia | 61% of population | 2013 | ||
| 180 | Anguilla | 60% of population | 2013 | ||
| 181 | Kenya | 59% of population | 2013 | ||
| =182 | Nigeria | 58% of population | 2013 | ||
| =182 | Sudan | 58% of population | 2013 | ||
| =184 | Sierra Leone | 55% of population | 2013 | ||
| =184 | Yemen | 55% of population | 2013 | ||
| =184 | South Sudan | 55% of population | 2012 | ||
| 187 | Libya | 54% of population | 2013 | ||
| 188 | Tanzania | 53% of population | 2013 | ||
| =189 | Angola | 51% of population | 2013 | ||
| =189 | Chad | 51% of population | 2013 | ||
| =191 | Afghanistan | 50% of population | 2013 | ||
| =191 | Mauritania | 50% of population | 2013 | ||
| 193 | Niger | 49% of population | 2013 | ||
| 194 | Mozambique | 47% of population | 2013 | ||
| 195 | Madagascar | 46% of population | 2013 | ||
| 196 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45% of population | 2013 | ||
| 197 | Ethiopia | 44% of population | 2013 | ||
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 43% of population | 2013 | ||
| 199 | Papua New Guinea | 40% of population | 2013 | ||
| 200 | Somalia | 29% of population | 2013 |
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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.