People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban in Maldives
Maldives: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban was 98.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
98.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
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, urban (% of) in Maldives, 2013–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 98.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Maldives ranks 21st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban in Maldives, year by year
| 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 98.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Maldives?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% 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, urban (% 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, urban (% 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, urban (% of)?
- Maldives ranks 21st 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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