People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3 by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Honduras
Lowest
24.9%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
92.0%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,672
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3 is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Honduras; the lowest is 24.9% in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.0%, and the mean is 82.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 242.7%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 8.0%).
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 100.0% | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 8 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 9 | Uruguay | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Panama | 99.9% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 99.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | State of Palestine | 99.8% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 14 | Belarus | 99.8% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Egypt | 99.7% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.6% | 2017 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 99.4% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 18 | Serbia | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 19 | Montenegro | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.1% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | Guyana | 99.1% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Jordan | 99.1% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 23 | Turkmenistan | 99.1% | 2017 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 24 | Nepal | 99.0% | 2017 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 98.9% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 98.8% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 98.8% | 2017 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 98.6% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 29 | Tunisia | 98.4% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 30 | Jamaica | 98.4% | 2017 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 31 | Belize | 98.4% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 98.4% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 98.3% | 2017 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 34 | Albania | 98.1% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 35 | El Salvador | 98.1% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 97.6% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 37 | Türkiye | 97.3% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | Philippines | 97.1% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 39 | Georgia | 96.9% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 96.6% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 41 | Guatemala | 96.3% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 42 | Pakistan | 94.8% | 2017 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 43 | Algeria | 94.6% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | South Africa | 94.6% | 2017 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 45 | Mongolia | 94.5% | 2017 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 93.7% | 2017 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 47 | Gabon | 92.7% | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 48 | Indonesia | 92.7% | 2017 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 49 | India | 92.0% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 89.2% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Congo | 89.2% | 2017 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 52 | Ghana | 88.0% | 2017 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 53 | Comoros | 86.6% | 2017 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Republic of Moldova | 86.4% | 2017 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 55 | Namibia | 85.6% | 2017 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 56 | Liberia | 84.8% | 2017 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 83.0% | 2017 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 58 | Sao Tome and Principe | 82.4% | 2017 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 82.2% | 2017 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 81.8% | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 61 | Gambia | 80.8% | 2017 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 62 | Yemen | 79.9% | 2017 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 63 | Sudan | 79.6% | 2017 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 64 | Somalia | 76.3% | 2017 | up 242.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 76.1% | 2017 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 75.8% | 2017 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 67 | Côte d'Ivoire | 72.1% | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 68 | Mali | 71.8% | 2017 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 69 | Eswatini | 69.8% | 2017 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 70 | Guinea-Bissau | 69.3% | 2017 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 71 | Guinea | 69.1% | 2017 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 72 | Lesotho | 68.8% | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 73 | Mauritania | 68.3% | 2017 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 74 | Nigeria | 67.6% | 2017 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 75 | Haiti | 67.1% | 2017 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 76 | Benin | 67.1% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 77 | Angola | 66.6% | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 78 | Cameroon | 65.5% | 2017 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 63.8% | 2017 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 80 | Malawi | 63.3% | 2017 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 81 | Kenya | 61.0% | 2017 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 60.5% | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 60.4% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 84 | Burundi | 58.8% | 2017 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 56.6% | 2017 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 86 | Zambia | 54.9% | 2017 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 50.7% | 2017 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 88 | Rwanda | 47.2% | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 89 | Mozambique | 45.6% | 2017 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 90 | United Republic of Tanzania | 43.2% | 2017 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 91 | Niger | 43.2% | 2017 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 40.1% | 2016 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 93 | Uganda | 40.0% | 2017 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 37.5% | 2017 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 95 | Chad | 37.1% | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 96 | Madagascar | 36.5% | 2017 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.9% | 2017 | up 7.5% | rising |