People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Saint Lucia
Lowest
14.7%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
71.3%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,672
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Saint Lucia; the lowest is 14.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 71.3%, and the mean is 67.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 266.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 26.4%).
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 3 | Ukraine | 99.7% | 2017 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 4 | Jordan | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Egypt | 99.3% | 2017 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 6 | Armenia | 99.3% | 2017 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 7 | Belarus | 98.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 98.7% | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 9 | Maldives | 98.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 10 | Barbados | 98.7% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Montenegro | 98.4% | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.4% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 13 | Paraguay | 98.3% | 2017 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.0% | 2017 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 97.7% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Thailand | 97.7% | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 97.6% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 97.6% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 97.4% | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 97.1% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Belize | 96.7% | 2017 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 96.5% | 2017 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 96.1% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 95.5% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 94.8% | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 94.5% | 2017 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Albania | 92.3% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Georgia | 91.3% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Iraq | 88.5% | 2017 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 86.6% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | El Salvador | 86.1% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Jamaica | 86.0% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 33 | India | 85.9% | 2017 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 34 | Suriname | 85.5% | 2017 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 35 | Algeria | 84.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 83.9% | 2017 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 83.2% | 2017 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 38 | Tunisia | 82.7% | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 39 | Guyana | 82.3% | 2017 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 40 | Nepal | 80.9% | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 41 | Pakistan | 80.3% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 79.8% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 43 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 79.5% | 2017 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 44 | Guatemala | 77.4% | 2017 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 45 | Peru | 77.0% | 2017 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 76.6% | 2017 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 47 | Comoros | 74.4% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 71.6% | 2017 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 71.3% | 2017 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 50 | Indonesia | 70.9% | 2017 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.7% | 2017 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 52 | Gambia | 68.0% | 2017 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 67.7% | 2017 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 54 | Mongolia | 67.0% | 2017 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 55 | South Africa | 65.3% | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 56 | Malawi | 61.5% | 2017 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 60.3% | 2017 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 58 | Gabon | 58.3% | 2017 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 59 | Namibia | 57.5% | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 60 | Guinea | 56.6% | 2017 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 61 | Lesotho | 56.2% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Benin | 55.9% | 2017 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 63 | Liberia | 55.6% | 2017 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 64 | Burundi | 55.5% | 2017 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 65 | Ghana | 54.0% | 2017 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 52.6% | 2017 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 67 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.9% | 2017 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 51.0% | 2017 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 49.0% | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 70 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.0% | 2017 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 71 | Senegal | 48.0% | 2017 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 72 | Eswatini | 45.5% | 2017 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 73 | Niger | 45.1% | 2017 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 45.0% | 2017 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 43.0% | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 76 | Central African Republic | 42.2% | 2016 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 77 | Cameroon | 39.7% | 2017 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 78 | Nigeria | 39.0% | 2017 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 38.6% | 2017 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 37.5% | 2017 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 81 | Kenya | 37.1% | 2017 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 82 | Somalia | 35.0% | 2017 | up 266.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Sudan | 34.9% | 2017 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 84 | Yemen | 34.9% | 2017 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 85 | Mozambique | 34.4% | 2017 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 86 | Togo | 33.7% | 2017 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 87 | Uganda | 33.6% | 2017 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 88 | Mauritania | 33.5% | 2017 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 89 | Zambia | 33.1% | 2017 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 90 | Congo | 32.7% | 2017 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 91 | Haiti | 28.2% | 2017 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 92 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 25.1% | 2017 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 25.0% | 2017 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 94 | Chad | 23.8% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 95 | Madagascar | 20.3% | 2017 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 96 | Angola | 16.9% | 2017 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.7% | 2017 | up 7.8% | rising |