Rankings · Safe Drinking Water Access by Country
Safe Drinking Water Access by Country
Ranked by the share of population with safely managed drinking water, from the World Bank. "Safely managed" is a high bar (on premises, available when needed, free of contamination), which is why numbers here run lower than the tap-exists statistics usually quoted.
In the latest World Bank data, Andorra leads at 100.0%, ahead of Australia and Austria.
World Bank — safely managed drinking water, % of population · 186 countries covered
Quick answers
Which country has the best water access in the world?
Andorra has the highest safe-water access at 100.0%. Source: World Bank — safely managed drinking water, % of population. 186 countries are covered; the full ranked table is on this page.
Which country has the best water access in Europe?
Andorra has the highest safe-water access in Europe at 100.0%, ranked #1 worldwide. Source: World Bank — safely managed drinking water, % of population.
Full ranking · 186 countries
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Safe Drinking Water Access by Country — Europe
Top 10 of 45 ranked Europe countries; world rank in the left column.
Safe Drinking Water Access by Country — Asia
Top 10 of 44 ranked Asia countries; world rank in the left column.
Safe Drinking Water Access by Country — North America
Top 10 of 19 ranked North America countries; world rank in the left column.
Safe Drinking Water Access by Country — South America
Top 10 of 11 ranked South America countries; world rank in the left column.
Safe Drinking Water Access by Country — Africa
Top 10 of 52 ranked Africa countries; world rank in the left column.
Safe Drinking Water Access by Country — Oceania
Top 10 of 15 ranked countries in Oceania; world rank in the left column.
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