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Basic drinking water, % of population: ranking of countries
206 countries ranked by their latest value (2019–2024). American Samoa is highest at 100.0%; Democratic Republic of the Congo is lowest at 35.7%.
World 91.5% (2024)Median country 97.3%206 countries
Basic water: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Basic water | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Bermuda | North America | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 8 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 24 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 29 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 35 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 37 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 42 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 44 | United States | North America | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 56 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Maldives | South Asia | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Bhutan | South Asia | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 67 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 70 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 99.4% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 99.2% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 99.2% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.2% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.1% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.0% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.9% | 2019 | |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.8% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 98.8% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.8% | 2024 | |
| 87 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.8% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 98.8% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.4% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Canada | North America | 98.3% | 2024 | |
| 93 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.2% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.1% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.0% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 97.9% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.9% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 97.8% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.8% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 97.7% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.7% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.5% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 97.1% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.1% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.0% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 96.9% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 96.4% | 2024 | |
| 112 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 96.1% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 96.1% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 96.0% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 95.9% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 95.9% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.7% | 2024 | |
| 118 | India | South Asia | 95.7% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.6% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.6% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 95.6% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.5% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 95.4% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.3% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.1% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 95.1% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 94.9% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 94.8% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 94.1% | 2024 | |
| 130 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 93.9% | 2023 | |
| 131 | Nepal | South Asia | 93.6% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 93.5% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.4% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.3% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.2% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 92.7% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.7% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.6% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.4% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 92.3% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.2% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 92.1% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 91.8% | 2024 | |
| 144 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 91.6% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 90.7% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 90.2% | 2024 | |
| 147 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 90.2% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 90.1% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 89.9% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 89.9% | 2020 | |
| 151 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 89.2% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 89.0% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.6% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.0% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 87.6% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 87.4% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 87.3% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 87.1% | 2024 | |
| 159 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 87.1% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.5% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.4% | 2024 | |
| 162 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 86.1% | 2024 | |
| 163 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 85.7% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.1% | 2024 | |
| 165 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 82.8% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.2% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80.8% | 2024 | |
| 168 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.4% | 2024 | |
| 169 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.7% | 2024 | |
| 170 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 79.1% | 2024 | |
| 171 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.8% | 2024 | |
| 172 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.1% | 2024 | |
| 173 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.0% | 2024 | |
| 174 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.3% | 2024 | |
| 175 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.2% | 2024 | |
| 176 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.3% | 2024 | |
| 177 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 75.0% | 2024 | |
| 178 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.2% | 2024 | |
| 179 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.5% | 2021 | |
| 180 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.4% | 2024 | |
| 181 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 73.3% | 2024 | |
| 182 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.1% | 2024 | |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 71.6% | 2024 | |
| 184 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.4% | 2024 | |
| 185 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.6% | 2024 | |
| 186 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.1% | 2024 | |
| 187 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.0% | 2024 | |
| 188 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.2% | 2024 | |
| 189 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.6% | 2024 | |
| 190 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.9% | 2024 | |
| 191 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.6% | 2024 | |
| 192 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.9% | 2024 | |
| 193 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.8% | 2024 | |
| 194 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.6% | 2024 | |
| 195 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.0% | 2024 | |
| 196 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.8% | 2024 | |
| 197 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.4% | 2024 | |
| 198 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.6% | 2024 | |
| 199 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.3% | 2024 | |
| 200 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.4% | 2024 | |
| 201 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 53.3% | 2024 | |
| 202 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.2% | 2024 | |
| 203 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.0% | 2024 | |
| 204 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.7% | 2024 | |
| 205 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.5% | 2024 | |
| 206 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.7% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)