A lower, broader bar than safely managed: an improved drinking-water source within a 30-minute round trip. Ranked from lowest coverage up. Where this number is high but safely managed is low, the gap is about contamination and reliability, not distance.
209 countries · source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme · years 2016–2024 · open this measure in the console →
| # | Country | Region | % pop | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.7 | 2024 |
| 2 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.5 | 2024 |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.0 | 2024 |
| 4 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.2 | 2024 |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 53.3 | 2024 |
| 6 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.4 | 2024 |
| 7 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.3 | 2024 |
| 8 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.6 | 2024 |
| 9 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.4 | 2024 |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.8 | 2024 |
| 11 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.0 | 2024 |
| 12 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.6 | 2024 |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.7 | 2017 |
| 14 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.8 | 2024 |
| 15 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.9 | 2024 |
| 16 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.6 | 2024 |
| 17 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.9 | 2024 |
| 18 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.6 | 2024 |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.2 | 2024 |
| 20 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.0 | 2024 |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.1 | 2024 |
| 22 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.6 | 2024 |
| 23 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.4 | 2024 |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 71.6 | 2024 |
| 25 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.1 | 2024 |
| 26 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 73.3 | 2024 |
| 27 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.4 | 2024 |
| 28 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.5 | 2021 |
| 29 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.2 | 2024 |
| 30 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 75.0 | 2024 |
| 31 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.3 | 2024 |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.2 | 2024 |
| 33 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.3 | 2024 |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.0 | 2024 |
| 35 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.1 | 2024 |
| 36 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.8 | 2024 |
| 37 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 79.1 | 2024 |
| 38 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.7 | 2024 |
| 39 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.4 | 2024 |
| 40 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80.8 | 2024 |
| 41 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.2 | 2024 |
| 42 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 82.8 | 2024 |
| 43 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.1 | 2024 |
| 44 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 85.7 | 2024 |
| 45 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 86.1 | 2024 |
| 46 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.4 | 2024 |
| 47 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.5 | 2024 |
| 48 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 87.1 | 2024 |
| 49 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 87.1 | 2024 |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 87.3 | 2024 |
| 51 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 87.4 | 2024 |
| 52 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 87.6 | 2024 |
| 53 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.0 | 2024 |
| 54 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.6 | 2024 |
| 55 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 89.0 | 2024 |
| 56 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 89.2 | 2024 |
| 57 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 89.9 | 2020 |
| 58 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 89.9 | 2024 |
| 59 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 90.1 | 2024 |
| 60 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 90.2 | 2024 |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 90.2 | 2024 |
| 62 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 90.7 | 2024 |
| 63 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 91.6 | 2024 |
| 64 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 91.8 | 2024 |
| 65 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 92.1 | 2024 |
| 66 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.2 | 2024 |
| 67 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 92.3 | 2024 |
| 68 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.4 | 2024 |
| 69 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.6 | 2024 |
| 70 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.7 | 2024 |
| 71 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 92.7 | 2024 |
| 72 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.2 | 2024 |
| 73 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.3 | 2024 |
| 74 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.4 | 2024 |
| 75 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 93.5 | 2024 |
| 76 | Nepal | South Asia | 93.6 | 2024 |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 94.1 | 2024 |
| 78 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 94.8 | 2024 |
| 79 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 94.9 | 2024 |
| 80 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 95.1 | 2024 |
| 81 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.1 | 2024 |
| 82 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.3 | 2024 |
| 83 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 95.4 | 2024 |
| 84 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.5 | 2024 |
| 85 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 95.6 | 2024 |
| 86 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.6 | 2017 |
| 87 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.6 | 2024 |
| 88 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.6 | 2024 |
| 89 | India | South Asia | 95.7 | 2024 |
| 90 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.7 | 2024 |
| 91 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 95.9 | 2024 |
| 92 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 95.9 | 2024 |
| 93 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 96.0 | 2024 |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 96.1 | 2024 |
| 95 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 96.1 | 2024 |
| 96 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 96.4 | 2024 |
| 97 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 96.7 | 2024 |
| 98 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 96.7 | 2016 |
| 99 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 96.9 | 2024 |
| 100 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.0 | 2024 |
| 101 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.1 | 2024 |
| 102 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 97.1 | 2024 |
| 103 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 97.3 | 2024 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.3 | 2024 |
| 105 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.3 | 2024 |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.5 | 2024 |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.7 | 2024 |
| 108 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 97.7 | 2024 |
| 109 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.7 | 2018 |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.8 | 2024 |
| 111 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 97.8 | 2024 |
| 112 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.9 | 2024 |
| 113 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 97.9 | 2024 |
| 114 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.0 | 2024 |
| 115 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.1 | 2024 |
| 116 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.2 | 2024 |
| 117 | Canada | North America | 98.3 | 2024 |
| 118 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.4 | 2024 |
| 119 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.6 | 2017 |
| 120 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.7 | 2024 |
| 121 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 98.7 | 2024 |
| 122 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 98.8 | 2024 |
| 123 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.8 | 2024 |
| 124 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.8 | 2024 |
| 125 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 98.8 | 2024 |
| 126 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.8 | 2024 |
| 127 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 98.9 | 2024 |
| 128 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.9 | 2024 |
| 129 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.9 | 2019 |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.0 | 2024 |
| 131 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.0 | 2016 |
| 132 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.1 | 2024 |
| 133 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.2 | 2024 |
| 134 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 99.2 | 2024 |
| 135 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 99.2 | 2024 |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.3 | 2024 |
| 137 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 99.3 | 2024 |
| 138 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.3 | 2024 |
| 139 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 99.3 | 2024 |
| 140 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.3 | 2017 |
| 141 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 99.4 | 2024 |
| 142 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.5 | 2024 |
| 143 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 99.5 | 2024 |
| 144 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 99.5 | 2024 |
| 145 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 99.5 | 2024 |
| 146 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.5 | 2024 |
| 147 | Bhutan | South Asia | 99.5 | 2024 |
| 148 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.6 | 2024 |
| 149 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.6 | 2024 |
| 150 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.6 | 2024 |
| 151 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 99.7 | 2024 |
| 152 | Maldives | South Asia | 99.8 | 2024 |
| 153 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 99.8 | 2024 |
| 154 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 99.8 | 2024 |
| 155 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.8 | 2024 |
| 156 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 157 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 158 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 159 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 160 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 162 | St. Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 163 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 164 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 165 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 166 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 167 | United States | North America | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 168 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 169 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 170 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 171 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 172 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 173 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 174 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 175 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 176 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 177 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 178 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 179 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 180 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |
| 181 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 182 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 183 | Bermuda | North America | 100 | 2024 |
| 184 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |
| 185 | Curacao | Latin America & Caribbean | 100 | 2024 |
| 186 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 187 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |
| 188 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 189 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 190 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 191 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |
| 192 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 193 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 194 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 195 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |
| 196 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100 | 2024 |
| 197 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 198 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 199 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |
| 200 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100 | 2024 |
| 201 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 202 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 203 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |
| 204 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |
| 205 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 100 | 2024 |
| 206 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 100 | 2024 |
| 207 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |
| 208 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2024 |
| 209 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100 | 2024 |