Renewable freshwater per person against national wealth. Nature hands out water without regard to income, so the cloud is wide — but watch the Gulf, sitting at the bottom of the water axis and the top of the wealth axis, having engineered its way past natural scarcity with desalination money can buy.
Each point is one country. The Gulf states break any tidy line: among the driest places on Earth by nature, among the richest by income. · explore live in the console →
| Country | Region | GDP per capita | Renewable freshwater per capita |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | $86,041 | 445,023 |
| Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | $29,675 | 293,317 |
| Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | $6,962 | 158,867 |
| Bhutan | South Asia | $3,831 | 99,883 |
| Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | $3,007 | 78,505 |
| Canada | North America | $54,340 | 73,197 |
| Norway | Europe & Central Asia | $86,785 | 70,000 |
| Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | $8,230 | 67,469 |
| New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | $49,205 | 64,349 |
| Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | $1,934 | 57,229 |
| Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | $8,452 | 49,021 |
| Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | $16,710 | 45,262 |
| Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | $7,919 | 41,459 |
| Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | $7,681 | 37,891 |
| Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | $851 | 37,221 |
| Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | $2,482 | 36,785 |
| Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | $3,411 | 31,944 |
| Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | $6,426 | 31,052 |
| Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | $19,161 | 31,040 |
| Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | $14,889 | 29,895 |
| Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | $4,218 | 28,533 |
| Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | $516 | 27,658 |
| Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | $23,907 | 27,190 |
| Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | $10,311 | 26,918 |
| Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | $2,124 | 25,188 |
| Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | $4,421 | 25,130 |
| Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | $6,875 | 24,821 |
| Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | $2,848 | 23,209 |
| Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | $18,587 | 22,236 |
| Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | $807 | 19,331 |
| Finland | Europe & Central Asia | $53,150 | 19,258 |
| Australia | East Asia & Pacific | $64,604 | 18,909 |
| Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | $33,153 | 18,666 |
| Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | $1,359 | 18,654 |
| Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | $6,416 | 17,307 |
| Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | $11,874 | 16,717 |
| Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | $57,117 | 16,306 |
| Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,695 | 16,080 |
| Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | $9,241 | 15,658 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | $6,745 | 14,416 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | $9,359 | 11,077 |
| Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | $545 | 11,072 |
| Albania | Europe & Central Asia | $11,378 | 10,972 |
| Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | $6,751 | 10,135 |
| Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,830 | 9,880 |
| Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | $24,050 | 9,778 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | $3,491 | 9,633 |
| Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | $31,428 | 9,423 |
| Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | $112,895 | 9,400 |
| Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | $23,409 | 9,014 |
| Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | $34,301 | 8,840 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | $649 | 8,789 |
| Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | $3,426 | 8,664 |
| United States | North America | $84,534 | 8,437 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,008 | 7,599 |
| Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | $4,925 | 7,240 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | $2,420 | 7,015 |
| Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | $2,628 | 7,011 |
| Nepal | South Asia | $1,447 | 6,670 |
| Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | $13,970 | 6,431 |
| Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | $1,341 | 6,232 |
| Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | $6,150 | 6,118 |
| Austria | Europe & Central Asia | $58,269 | 6,083 |
| Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | $1,332 | 5,999 |
| Greece | Europe & Central Asia | $24,626 | 5,557 |
| Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | $29,384 | 5,460 |
| Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | $103,998 | 4,603 |
| Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | $3,985 | 4,203 |
| Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | $2,666 | 4,153 |
| Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,187 | 3,980 |
| Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | $49,304 | 3,960 |
| Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | $7,754 | 3,812 |
| Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | $8,318 | 3,684 |
| Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | $29,292 | 3,642 |
| Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | $4,717 | 3,606 |
| Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | $9,605 | 3,447 |
| Japan | East Asia & Pacific | $32,487 | 3,437 |
| Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | $17,596 | 3,248 |
| Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | $14,155 | 3,212 |
| Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | $14,186 | 3,180 |
| Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | $7,347 | 3,130 |
| Italy | Europe & Central Asia | $40,385 | 3,093 |
| Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | $657 | 3,071 |
| Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | $10,405 | 2,993 |
| North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | $9,292 | 2,948 |
| France | Europe & Central Asia | $46,103 | 2,933 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | $18,733 | 2,812 |
| Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | $15,893 | 2,671 |
| Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,095 | 2,600 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | $2,728 | 2,528 |
| El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | $5,580 | 2,489 |
| Sri Lanka | South Asia | $4,516 | 2,380 |
| Spain | Europe & Central Asia | $35,327 | 2,327 |
| Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | $25,993 | 2,320 |
| Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | $8,556 | 2,310 |
| Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | $972 | 2,288 |
| Romania | Europe & Central Asia | $20,080 | 2,225 |
| Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | $39,344 | 2,205 |
| Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | $11,991 | 2,179 |
| Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | $3,910 | 2,166 |
| United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | $53,246 | 2,145 |
| Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | $4,413 | 2,132 |
| Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | $10,876 | 2,092 |
| China | East Asia & Pacific | $13,303 | 1,992 |
| Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | $39,455 | 1,761 |
| Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | $11,705 | 1,711 |
| St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | $14,182 | 1,678 |
| Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | $137,782 | 1,531 |
| Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,773 | 1,462 |
| Poland | Europe & Central Asia | $25,104 | 1,456 |
| Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,663 | 1,439 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $5,190 | 1,435 |
| Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | $5,389 | 1,342 |
| Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,187 | 1,298 |
| Germany | Europe & Central Asia | $56,104 | 1,286 |
| Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,119 | 1,265 |
| Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | $13,679 | 1,261 |
| Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | $36,239 | 1,255 |
| Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | $31,823 | 1,232 |
| Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $414 | 1,162 |
| Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | $871 | 1,138 |
| Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | $2,143 | 1,131 |
| Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | $56,615 | 1,027 |
| Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | $71,026 | 1,016 |
| India | South Asia | $2,695 | 1,014 |
| Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,084 | 990 |
| Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | $7,696 | 984 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | $11,501 | 980 |
| Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,134 | 973 |
| Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | $2,391 | 914 |
| Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | $13,609 | 847 |
| Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $3,478 | 836 |
| Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,078 | 824 |
| Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | $962 | 813 |
| Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | $7,284 | 800 |
| Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $6,074 | 799 |
| Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | $523 | 785 |
| Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $4,153 | 777 |
| Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | $2,497 | 763 |
| Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | $219 | 755 |
| Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,485 | 749 |
| South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | $6,267 | 718 |
| Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | $1,000 | 696 |
| Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | $7,576 | 641 |
| Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | $23,292 | 625 |
| Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | $67,520 | 621 |
| Bangladesh | South Asia | $2,593 | 620 |
| Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | $38,674 | 586 |
| Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | $5,192 | 577 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | $23,542 | 560 |
| Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | $982 | 555 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | $23,961 | 514 |
| Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | $3,162 | 468 |
| Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | $2,132 | 382 |
| Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $4,181 | 346 |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | $630 | 337 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $1,052 | 318 |
| Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $20,285 | 296 |
| Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | $26,545 | 283 |
| Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $3,553 | 264 |
| Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $5,753 | 247 |
| Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $1,479 | 226 |
| Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | $6,857 | 194 |
| West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $2,592 | 165 |
| Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | $735 | 138 |
| Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | $90,674 | 106 |
| Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $6,569 | 96.9 |
| Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $43,899 | 95.1 |
| Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | $2,110 | 82.0 |
| Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | $985 | 81.0 |
| Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $54,177 | 80.0 |
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $35,122 | 74.6 |
| Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $4,618 | 60.6 |
| Maldives | South Asia | $13,379 | 57.2 |
| Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $634 | 54.9 |
| Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $76,689 | 21.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $50,274 | 14.9 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $3,338 | 8.9 |
| Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $29,654 | 2.6 |
| Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $32,718 | 0.0 |
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