People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Maldives

Maldives: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest was 99.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
99.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2013
All-time low
99.7%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017

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

0204060801002013201520172013: 99.7 highest2014: 99.7 highest2015: 99.7 highest2016: 99.7 highest2017: 99.7 highest

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

Analysis

Maldives recorded 99.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Maldives 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Maldives, 2013 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2013 99.7% —
2014 99.7% +0.0%
2015 99.7% +0.0%
2016 99.7% +0.0%
2017 99.7% +0.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 99.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 20 Panama 99.8% compare
  2. 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.8% compare
  3. 22 Mexico 99.7% compare
  4. 24 Suriname 99.7% compare
  5. 25 Colombia 99.7% compare
  6. 26 Thailand 99.7% 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 99.7% 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 99.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2013.
How does Maldives rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Maldives ranks 23rd 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): Q5 (highest). 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): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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