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Countries With the Highest Basic Water Access

Every country with a figure for basic water access, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Andorra (100%), United Arab Emirates (100%) and American Samoa (100%). The middle country of the 214 has 97.3%.

What this measures

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Source: World Bank. For this measure, higher is better.

This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.

The full ranking

Each country’s latest figure, from 2016–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.

RankCountryBasic water accessYearRegion
1Andorra100%2024Europe & Central Asia
2United Arab Emirates100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3American Samoa100%2024East Asia & Pacific
4Belgium100%2024Europe & Central Asia
5Bermuda100%2024North America
6Brunei Darussalam100%2024East Asia & Pacific
7Curacao100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
8Germany100%2024Europe & Central Asia
9Faroe Islands100%2024Europe & Central Asia
10Gibraltar100%2024Europe & Central Asia
11Greece100%2024Europe & Central Asia
12Greenland100%2024Europe & Central Asia
13Hong Kong SAR, China100%2024East Asia & Pacific
14Hungary100%2024Europe & Central Asia
15Isle of Man100%2024Europe & Central Asia
16Iceland100%2024Europe & Central Asia
17Korea, Rep.100%2024East Asia & Pacific
18Kuwait100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
19Liechtenstein100%2024Europe & Central Asia
20Luxembourg100%2024Europe & Central Asia
21Macao SAR, China100%2024East Asia & Pacific
22Monaco100%2024Europe & Central Asia
23Malta100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
24Northern Mariana Islands100%2024East Asia & Pacific
25Netherlands100%2024Europe & Central Asia
26Norway100%2024Europe & Central Asia
27New Zealand100%2024East Asia & Pacific
28Puerto Rico (US)100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
29French Polynesia100%2024East Asia & Pacific
30Singapore100%2024East Asia & Pacific
31Thailand100%2024East Asia & Pacific
32Denmark100%2024Europe & Central Asia
33Romania100%2024Europe & Central Asia
34Israel100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
35United Kingdom100%2024Europe & Central Asia
36Brazil100%2024Latin America & Caribbean
37France100%2024Europe & Central Asia
38Austria100%2024Europe & Central Asia
39Estonia100%2024Europe & Central Asia
40Switzerland100%2024Europe & Central Asia
41Finland100%2024Europe & Central Asia
42San Marino100%2024Europe & Central Asia
43Qatar100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
44United States100%2024North America
45Australia100%2024East Asia & Pacific
46Armenia99.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
47Mauritius99.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
48Spain99.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
49St. Martin (French part)99.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
50Turkmenistan99.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
51Bahrain99.9%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
52Lithuania99.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
53Italy99.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
54Croatia99.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
55Belarus99.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
56British Virgin Islands99.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
57Costa Rica99.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
58Slovak Republic99.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
59Sweden99.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
60Maldives99.8%2024South Asia
61Cyprus99.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
62Uruguay99.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
63Paraguay99.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
64Slovenia99.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
65Bhutan99.5%2024South Asia
66Mexico99.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
67New Caledonia99.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
68Palau99.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
69Guam99.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
70Virgin Islands (U.S.)99.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
71Samoa99.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
72Sint Maarten (Dutch part)99.3%2017Latin America & Caribbean
73Portugal99.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
74Jordan99.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
75Montenegro99.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
76Trinidad and Tobago99.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
77Bulgaria99.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
78Japan99.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
79Barbados99.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
80Chile99.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
81Argentina99%2016Latin America & Caribbean
82Saudi Arabia99%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
83Bahamas, The98.9%2019Latin America & Caribbean
84Antigua and Barbuda98.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
85Tonga98.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
86Turks and Caicos Islands98.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
87Bangladesh98.8%2024South Asia
88Latvia98.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
89West Bank and Gaza98.8%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
90Viet Nam98.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
91Tuvalu98.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
92Czechia98.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
93St. Kitts and Nevis98.6%2017Latin America & Caribbean
94Iraq98.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
95Canada98.3%2024North America
96North Macedonia98.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
97St. Lucia98.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
98Suriname98%2024Latin America & Caribbean
99Malaysia97.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
100Iran, Islamic Rep.97.9%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
101Naoero97.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
102Kazakhstan97.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
103St. Vincent and the Grenadines97.7%2018Latin America & Caribbean
104Seychelles97.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
105Azerbaijan97.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
106Dominican Republic97.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
107Egypt, Arab Rep.97.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
108Uzbekistan97.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
109Georgia97.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
110Ireland97.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
111Colombia97.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
112Dominica97%2024Latin America & Caribbean
113Russian Federation96.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
114Aruba96.7%2016Latin America & Caribbean
115Tunisia96.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
116Libya96.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
117China96.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
118Bosnia and Herzegovina96.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
119Turkiye96%2024Europe & Central Asia
120Lao PDR95.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
121Philippines95.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
122Honduras95.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
123India95.7%2024South Asia
124Guyana95.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
125Peru95.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
126Grenada95.6%2017Latin America & Caribbean
127Fiji95.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
128Cayman Islands95.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
129Serbia95.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
130Panama95.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
131Cuba95.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
132Albania95.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
133Kyrgyz Republic94.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
134Belize94.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
135Syrian Arab Republic94.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
136Korea, Dem. People's Rep.93.9%2023East Asia & Pacific
137Nepal93.6%2024South Asia
138Ukraine93.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
139Bolivia93.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
140Venezuela, RB93.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
141Guatemala93.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
142Moldova92.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
143Oman92.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
144Lebanon92.6%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
145Algeria92.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
146Cabo Verde92.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
147Morocco92.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
148Ecuador92.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
149Botswana91.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
150El Salvador91.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
151Pakistan90.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
152Sri Lanka90.2%2024South Asia
153South Africa90.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
154Poland90.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
155Ghana89.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
156Micronesia, Fed. Sts.89.9%2020East Asia & Pacific
157Tajikistan89.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
158Indonesia89%2024East Asia & Pacific
159Gabon88.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
160Senegal88%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
161Jamaica87.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
162Marshall Islands87.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
163Timor-Leste87.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
164Vanuatu87.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
165Gambia, The87.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
166Namibia86.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
167Mali86.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
168Mongolia86.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
169Myanmar85.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
170Comoros85.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
171Cambodia82.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
172Nigeria82.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
173Afghanistan80.8%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
174Eswatini80.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
175Djibouti79.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
176Kiribati79.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
177Liberia78.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
178Lesotho78.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
179Sao Tome and Principe78%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
180Mauritania77.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
181Cote d'Ivoire77.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
182Somalia, Fed. Rep.75.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
183Yemen, Rep.75%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
184Guinea74.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
185Congo, Rep.73.5%2021Sub-Saharan Africa
186Zambia73.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
187Haiti73.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
188Malawi73.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
189Solomon Islands71.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
190Cameroon71.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
191Benin69.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
192Sierra Leone68.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
193Angola68%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
194Zimbabwe67.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
195Mozambique66.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
196Burundi65.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
197Kenya65.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
198Sudan64.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
199Togo64.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
200Equatorial Guinea64.7%2017Sub-Saharan Africa
201Tanzania64.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
202Uganda63%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
203Guinea-Bissau61.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
204Rwanda61.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
205Ethiopia55.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
206Madagascar55.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
207Niger53.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
208Papua New Guinea53.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
209Chad52.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
210Eritrea51.8%2016Sub-Saharan Africa
211Burkina Faso50%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
212South Sudan39.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
213Central African Republic36.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
214Congo, Dem. Rep.35.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa

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