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

Maldives: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 99.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
99.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2013
All-time low
99.6%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017

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

0204060801002013201520172013: 99.62014: 99.62015: 99.62016: 99.62017: 99.6

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

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Maldives stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

That places Maldives 8th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Maldives, 2013 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2013 99.6%
2014 99.6% +0.0%
2015 99.6% +0.0%
2016 99.6% +0.0%
2017 99.6% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 5 Uruguay 99.8% compare
  2. 6 Montenegro 99.7% compare
  3. 7 Armenia 99.6% compare
  4. 9 Egypt 99.5% compare
  5. 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.5% compare
  6. 11 Costa Rica 99.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Maldives?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Maldives was 99.6% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2013.
How does Maldives rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Maldives ranks 8th 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3
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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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