People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Turkmenistan
Lowest
83.8%
Central African Republic
Median
98.9%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Turkmenistan; the lowest is 83.8% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.9%, and the mean is 97.7%.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 11.4%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 3.6%).
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 100.0% | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eswatini | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 1 | Chad | 100.0% | 2017 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Palestine, State of | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 99.9% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 99.9% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.9% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Belarus | 99.8% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Guyana | 99.7% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Mexico | 99.7% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Peru | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.7% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Honduras | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 29 | Mongolia | 99.6% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | El Salvador | 99.6% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Colombia | 99.6% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Ukraine | 99.5% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 33 | Uruguay | 99.5% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Philippines | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 35 | Suriname | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Tunisia | 99.4% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 99.4% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | Namibia | 99.4% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Montenegro | 99.4% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Türkiye | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 41 | Lesotho | 99.3% | 2017 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | 99.2% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Maldives | 99.2% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 44 | Senegal | 99.2% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Côte d'Ivoire | 99.0% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 99.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 99.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.9% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | India | 98.9% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 50 | Indonesia | 98.8% | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 51 | Cambodia | 98.8% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 52 | Gambia | 98.8% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 53 | Mozambique | 98.8% | 2017 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 54 | Iraq | 98.7% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 55 | Albania | 98.7% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 98.7% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 57 | Paraguay | 98.6% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 98.4% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 59 | Sudan | 98.3% | 2017 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 60 | Mali | 98.1% | 2017 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 61 | Yemen | 98.1% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 62 | Zambia | 98.0% | 2017 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 63 | Comoros | 98.0% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 64 | Jamaica | 97.8% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 65 | Burundi | 97.7% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 97.2% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 67 | Guinea | 97.1% | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 68 | Madagascar | 97.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 69 | Nigeria | 97.0% | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 70 | Niger | 96.9% | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 71 | Malawi | 96.9% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 96.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Belize | 96.7% | 2017 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 96.5% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 75 | Kenya | 96.3% | 2017 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 76 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 96.2% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 96.2% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 78 | Pakistan | 96.1% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 79 | Cameroon | 96.0% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 80 | Togo | 95.9% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 81 | Haiti | 95.8% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 82 | Algeria | 95.4% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 95.4% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 84 | Gabon | 95.4% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Rwanda | 95.3% | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 86 | Uganda | 95.2% | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 87 | Ghana | 94.7% | 2017 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 88 | Benin | 94.4% | 2017 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 89 | Angola | 94.2% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 90 | Somalia | 93.9% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 91 | Congo | 92.8% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 92.1% | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 91.6% | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 94 | Liberia | 90.9% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritania | 88.5% | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 85.4% | 2017 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 97 | Central African Republic | 83.8% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |