People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Maldives

Maldives: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 98.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
98.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2013
All-time low
98.7%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Maldives, 2013–2017

0204060801002013201520172013: 98.7 lowest2014: 98.7 lowest2015: 98.7 lowest2016: 98.7 lowest2017: 98.7 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Maldives is 98.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Maldives ranks 9th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Maldives, 2013 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2013 98.7%
2014 98.7% +0.0%
2015 98.7% +0.0%
2016 98.7% +0.0%
2017 98.7% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 6 Armenia 99.3% compare
  2. 7 Belarus 98.8% compare
  3. 8 Turkmenistan 98.7% compare
  4. 10 Barbados 98.7%
  5. 11 Montenegro 98.4% compare
  6. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Maldives?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Maldives was 98.7% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2013.
How does Maldives rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Maldives ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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