| Field Listing :: Drinking water source |
| This entry provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country. improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water. | |
Country |
Drinking water source(% of population) |
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| Afghanistan |
improved:
urban: 89.9% of population rural: 56.1% of population total: 64.2% of population unimproved: urban: 10.1% of population rural: 43.9% of population total: 35.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Albania |
improved:
urban: 97.3% of population rural: 93.8% of population total: 95.7% of population unimproved: urban: 2.7% of population rural: 6.2% of population total: 4.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Algeria |
improved:
urban: 85.5% of population rural: 79.5% of population total: 83.9% of population unimproved: urban: 14.5% of population rural: 20.5% of population total: 16.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| American Samoa |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Andorra |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Angola |
improved:
urban: 67.6% of population rural: 34.3% of population total: 54.3% of population unimproved: urban: 32.4% of population rural: 65.7% of population total: 45.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Anguilla |
improved:
urban: 94.6% of population total: 94.6% of population unimproved: urban: 5.4% of population total: 5.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
improved:
urban: 97.9% of population rural: 97.9% of population total: 97.9% of population unimproved: urban: 2.1% of population rural: 2.1% of population total: 2.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Argentina |
improved:
urban: 99% of population rural: 95.3% of population total: 98.7% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 4.7% of population total: 1.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Armenia |
improved:
urban: 99.7% of population rural: 100% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Aruba |
improved:
urban: 97.8% of population rural: 97.8% of population total: 97.8% of population unimproved: urban: 2.2% of population rural: 2.2% of population total: 2.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Australia |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Austria |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Azerbaijan |
improved:
urban: 88.4% of population rural: 70.7% of population total: 80.2% of population unimproved: urban: 11.6% of population rural: 29.3% of population total: 19.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Bahamas, The |
improved:
urban: 98.4% of population rural: 98.4% of population total: 98.4% of population unimproved: urban: 1.6% of population rural: 1.6% of population total: 1.6% of population (2012 est.) |
| Bahrain |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Bangladesh |
improved:
urban: 85.8% of population rural: 84.4% of population total: 84.8% of population unimproved: urban: 14.2% of population rural: 15.6% of population total: 15.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Barbados |
improved:
urban: 99.8% of population rural: 99.8% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 0.2% of population total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Belarus |
improved:
urban: 99.8% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 1% of population total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Belgium |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Belize |
improved:
urban: 98.4% of population rural: 100% of population total: 99.3% of population unimproved: urban: 1.6% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Benin |
improved:
urban: 84.5% of population rural: 69.1% of population total: 76.1% of population unimproved: urban: 15.5% of population rural: 30.9% of population total: 23.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Bhutan |
improved:
urban: 99.4% of population rural: 97.3% of population total: 98.1% of population unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population rural: 2.7% of population total: 1.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Bolivia |
improved:
urban: 96% of population rural: 71.9% of population total: 88.1% of population unimproved: urban: 4% of population rural: 28.1% of population total: 11.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
improved:
urban: 99.6% of population rural: 99.5% of population total: 99.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population rural: 0.5% of population total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Botswana |
improved:
urban: 99.3% of population rural: 92.8% of population total: 96.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.7% of population rural: 7.2% of population total: 3.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Brazil |
improved:
urban: 99.7% of population rural: 85.3% of population total: 97.5% of population unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population rural: 14.7% of population total: 2.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| British Virgin Islands |
improved:
urban: 98% of population rural: 98% of population total: 98% of population unimproved: urban: 2% of population rural: 2% of population total: 2% of population (2010 est.) |
| Bulgaria |
improved:
urban: 99.6% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99.5% of population unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population rural: 1% of population total: 0.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Burkina Faso |
improved:
urban: 97.5% of population rural: 75.8% of population total: 81.7% of population unimproved: urban: 2.5% of population rural: 24.2% of population total: 18.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Burma |
improved:
urban: 94.8% of population rural: 81.1% of population total: 85.7% of population unimproved: urban: 5.2% of population rural: 18.9% of population total: 14.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Burundi |
improved:
urban: 91.5% of population rural: 73.2% of population total: 75.3% of population unimproved: urban: 8.5% of population rural: 26.8% of population total: 24.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Cabo Verde |
improved:
urban: 91.2% of population rural: 86% of population total: 89.3% of population unimproved: urban: 8.8% of population rural: 14% of population total: 10.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Cambodia |
improved:
urban: 93.9% of population rural: 65.6% of population total: 71.3% of population unimproved: urban: 6.1% of population rural: 34.4% of population total: 28.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Cameroon |
improved:
urban: 94.1% of population rural: 51.9% of population total: 74.1% of population unimproved: urban: 5.9% of population rural: 48.1% of population total: 25.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Canada |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1% of population total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Cayman Islands |
improved:
urban: 95.6% of population total: 95.6% of population unimproved: urban: 4.4% of population total: 4.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Central African Republic |
improved:
urban: 89.6% of population rural: 54.4% of population total: 68.2% of population unimproved: urban: 10.4% of population rural: 45.6% of population total: 31.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Chad |
improved:
urban: 71.8% of population rural: 44.8% of population total: 50.7% of population unimproved: urban: 28.2% of population rural: 55.2% of population total: 49.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Chile |
improved:
urban: 99.6% of population rural: 91.3% of population total: 98.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population rural: 8.7% of population total: 1.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| China |
improved:
urban: 98.4% of population rural: 84.9% of population total: 91.9% of population unimproved: urban: 1.6% of population rural: 15.1% of population total: 8.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Colombia |
improved:
urban: 96.9% of population rural: 73.6% of population total: 91.2% of population unimproved: urban: 3.1% of population rural: 26.4% of population total: 8.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Comoros |
improved:
rural: 96.7% of population unimproved: rural: 3.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
improved:
urban: 79.1% of population rural: 29% of population total: 46.5% of population unimproved: urban: 20.9% of population rural: 71% of population total: 53.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the |
improved:
urban: 95.7% of population rural: 38.8% of population total: 75.3% of population unimproved: urban: 4.3% of population rural: 61.2% of population total: 24.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Cook Islands |
improved:
urban: 99.9% of population rural: 99.9% of population total: 99.9% of population unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population rural: 0.1% of population total: 0.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Costa Rica |
improved:
urban: 99.6% of population rural: 90.9% of population total: 96.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population rural: 9.1% of population total: 3.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
improved:
urban: 91.5% of population rural: 67.8% of population total: 80.2% of population unimproved: urban: 8.5% of population rural: 32.2% of population total: 19.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Croatia |
improved:
urban: 99.8% of population rural: 96.8% of population total: 98.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 3.2% of population total: 1.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Cuba |
improved:
urban: 96.3% of population rural: 87.3% of population total: 94% of population unimproved: urban: 3.7% of population rural: 12.7% of population total: 6% of population (2012 est.) |
| Cyprus |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Czech Republic |
improved:
urban: 99.9% of population rural: 99.6% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population rural: 0.4% of population total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Denmark |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Djibouti |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 65.5% of population total: 92.1% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 34.5% of population total: 7.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Dominica |
improved:
urban: 95.7% of population unimproved: urban: 4.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Dominican Republic |
improved:
urban: 82.5% of population rural: 77.2% of population total: 80.9% of population unimproved: urban: 17.5% of population rural: 22.8% of population total: 19.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Ecuador |
improved:
urban: 91.6% of population rural: 75.2% of population total: 86.4% of population unimproved: urban: 8.4% of population rural: 24.8% of population total: 13.6% of population (2012 est.) |
| Egypt |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 98.8% of population total: 99.3% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1.2% of population total: 0.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| El Salvador |
improved:
urban: 95% of population rural: 81% of population total: 90.1% of population unimproved: urban: 5.8% of population rural: 19% of population total: 9.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
improved:
urban: 65.5% of population rural: 41.6% of population total: 50.9% of population unimproved: urban: 34.5% of population rural: 58.4% of population total: 49.1% of population (2006 est.) |
| Eritrea |
improved:
urban: 73.7% of population rural: 56.7% of population total: 60.2% of population unimproved: urban: 26.3% of population rural: 43.3% of population total: 39.8% of population (2008 est.) |
| Estonia |
improved:
urban: 99.8% of population rural: 97.6% of population total: 99.1% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 2.4% of population total: 0.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Ethiopia |
improved:
urban: 96.8% of population rural: 42.1% of population total: 51.5% of population unimproved: urban: 3.2% of population rural: 57.9% of population total: 48.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Fiji |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 92.2% of population total: 96.3% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 7.8% of population total: 3.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Finland |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| France |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| French Polynesia |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Gabon |
improved:
urban: 96.8% of population rural: 63% of population total: 92.2% of population unimproved: urban: 3.2% of population rural: 37% of population total: 7.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Gambia, The |
improved:
urban: 94.2% of population rural: 84.4% of population total: 90.1% of population unimproved: urban: 5.8% of population rural: 15.6% of population total: 9.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Gaza Strip |
improved:
urban: 81.6% of population rural: 82.3% of population total: 81.8% of population unimproved: urban: 18.4% of population rural: 17.7% of population total: 18.2% of population note: includes Gaza and the West Bank (2012 est.) |
| Georgia |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 97.3% of population total: 98.7% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 2.7% of population total: 1.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Germany |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Ghana |
improved:
urban: 92.5% of population rural: 81.3% of population total: 87.2% of population unimproved: urban: 7.5% of population rural: 18.7% of population total: 12.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Greece |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 99.4% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0.6% of population total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Greenland |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Grenada |
improved:
urban: 99% of population rural: 95.3% of population total: 96.8% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 4.7% of population total: 3.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Guam |
improved:
urban: 99.5% of population rural: 99.5% of population total: 99.5% of population unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population rural: 0.5% of population total: 0.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Guatemala |
improved:
urban: 99.1% of population rural: 88.6% of population total: 93.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.9% of population rural: 11.4% of population total: 6.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Guinea |
improved:
urban: 92.2% of population rural: 65% of population total: 74.8% of population unimproved: urban: 7.8% of population rural: 35% of population total: 25.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau |
improved:
urban: 96.1% of population rural: 55.5% of population total: 73.6% of population unimproved: urban: 3.9% of population rural: 44.5% of population total: 26.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Guyana |
improved:
urban: 96.6% of population rural: 97.9% of population total: 97.6% of population unimproved: urban: 3.4% of population rural: 2.1% of population total: 2.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Haiti |
improved:
urban: 74.6% of population rural: 47.5% of population total: 62.4% of population unimproved: urban: 25.4% of population rural: 52.5% of population total: 37.6% of population (2012 est.) |
| Honduras |
improved:
urban: 96.8% of population rural: 81.5% of population total: 89.6% of population unimproved: urban: 3.2% of population rural: 18.5% of population total: 10.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Hungary |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Iceland |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| India |
improved:
urban: 96.7% of population rural: 90.7% of population total: 92.6% of population unimproved: urban: 3.3% of population rural: 9.3% of population total: 7.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Indonesia |
improved:
urban: 93% of population rural: 76.4% of population total: 84.9% of population unimproved: urban: 7% of population rural: 23.6% of population total: 15.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Iran |
improved:
urban: 97.7% of population rural: 91.7% of population total: 95.9% of population unimproved: urban: 2.3% of population rural: 8.3% of population total: 4.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Iraq |
improved:
urban: 93.9% of population rural: 68.5% of population total: 85.4% of population unimproved: urban: 6.1% of population rural: 31.5% of population total: 14.6% of population (2012 est.) |
| Ireland |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 99.7% of population total: 99.9% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0.3% of population total: 0.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Israel |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Italy |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Jamaica |
improved:
urban: 97.1% of population rural: 88.8% of population total: 93.1% of population unimproved: urban: 2.9% of population rural: 11.2% of population total: 6.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Japan |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Jordan |
improved:
urban: 97.3% of population rural: 90.5% of population total: 96.1% of population unimproved: urban: 2.7% of population rural: 9.5% of population total: 3.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Kazakhstan |
improved:
urban: 99.2% of population rural: 86% of population total: 93.1% of population unimproved: urban: 0.8% of population rural: 14% of population total: 6.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Kenya |
improved:
urban: 82.3% of population rural: 55.1% of population total: 61.7% of population unimproved: urban: 17.7% of population rural: 44.9% of population total: 38.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Kiribati |
improved:
urban: 87.4% of population rural: 50.6% of population total: 66.8% of population unimproved: urban: 12.6% of population rural: 49.4% of population total: 33.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Korea, North |
improved:
urban: 98.9% of population rural: 96.9% of population total: 98.1% of population unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population rural: 3.1% of population total: 1.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Korea, South |
improved:
urban: 99.7% of population rural: 87.9% of population total: 97.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population rural: 12.1% of population total: 2.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Kuwait |
improved:
urban: 99% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 1% of population total: 1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
improved:
urban: 97.1% of population rural: 82.3% of population total: 87.6% of population unimproved: urban: 2.9% of population rural: 17.7% of population total: 12.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Laos |
improved:
urban: 83.7% of population rural: 64.9% of population total: 71.5% of population unimproved: urban: 16.3% of population rural: 35.1% of population total: 28.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Latvia |
improved:
urban: 99.6% of population rural: 95.8% of population total: 98.4% of population unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population rural: 4.2% of population total: 1.6% of population (2012 est.) |
| Lebanon |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Lesotho |
improved:
urban: 93.2% of population rural: 76.7% of population total: 81.3% of population unimproved: urban: 6.8% of population rural: 23.3% of population total: 18.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Liberia |
improved:
urban: 86.8% of population rural: 63% of population total: 74.6% of population unimproved: urban: 13.2% of population rural: 37% of population total: 25.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Libya |
improved:
urban: 54.2% of population rural: 54.9% of population total: 54.4% of population unimproved: urban: 45.8% of population rural: 45.1% of population total: 45.6% of population (2001 est.) |
| Lithuania |
improved:
urban: 99.3% of population rural: 88.9% of population total: 95.9% of population unimproved: urban: 0.7% of population rural: 11.1% of population total: 4.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Luxembourg |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Macedonia |
improved:
urban: 99.8% of population rural: 98.8% of population total: 99.4% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 1.2% of population total: 0.6% of population (2012 est.) |
| Madagascar |
improved:
urban: 78.2% of population rural: 35.4% of population total: 49.6% of population unimproved: urban: 21.8% of population rural: 64.6% of population total: 50.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Malawi |
improved:
urban: 94.6% of population rural: 83.2% of population total: 85% of population unimproved: urban: 5.4% of population rural: 16.8% of population total: 15% of population (2012 est.) |
| Malaysia |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 98.5% of population total: 99.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1.5% of population total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Maldives |
improved:
urban: 99.5% of population rural: 97.9% of population total: 98.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population rural: 2.1% of population total: 1.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Mali |
improved:
urban: 90.9% of population rural: 54.2% of population total: 67.2% of population unimproved: urban: 9.1% of population rural: 45.8% of population total: 32.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Malta |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Marshall Islands |
improved:
urban: 93.4% of population rural: 97.5% of population total: 94.5% of population unimproved: urban: 6.6% of population rural: 2.5% of population total: 5.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Mauritania |
improved:
urban: 52.3% of population rural: 47.7% of population total: 49.6% of population unimproved: urban: 47.7% of population rural: 52.3% of population total: 50.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Mauritius |
improved:
urban: 99.9% of population rural: 99.7% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population rural: 0.3% of population total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Mexico |
96.1improved:
urban: 95.9% of population rural: 90.8% of population total: 94.9% of population unimproved: urban: 3.9% of population rural: 9.2% of population total: 5.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
improved:
urban: 94.8% of population rural: 87.4% of population total: 89% of population unimproved: urban: 5.2% of population rural: 12.6% of population total: 11% of population (2012 est.) |
| Moldova |
improved:
urban: 99.5% of population rural: 93.7% of population total: 96.5% of population unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population rural: 6.3% of population total: 3.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Monaco |
improved:
urban: 100% of population total: 100% of population (2012 est.) |
| Mongolia |
improved:
urban: 94.8% of population rural: 61.2% of population total: 84.6% of population unimproved: urban: 5.2% of population rural: 38.8% of population total: 15.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Montenegro |
improved:
urban: 99.6% of population rural: 95.3% of population total: 98% of population unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population rural: 4.7% of population total: 2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Montserrat |
improved:
urban: 99% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 1% of population total: 1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Morocco |
improved:
urban: 98.5% of population rural: 63.6% of population total: 83.6% of population unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population rural: 36.4% of population total: 16.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Mozambique |
improved:
urban: 80.3% of population rural: 35% of population total: 49.2% of population unimproved: urban: 19.7% of population rural: 65% of population total: 50.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Namibia |
improved:
urban: 98.4% of population rural: 87.4% of population total: 91.7% of population unimproved: urban: 1.6% of population rural: 12.6% of population total: 8.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Nauru |
improved:
urban: 96.3% of population total: 96.3% of population unimproved: urban: 3.7% of population total: 3.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Nepal |
improved:
urban: 90.3% of population rural: 87.6% of population total: 88.1% of population unimproved: urban: 9.7% of population rural: 12.4% of population total: 11.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Netherlands |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| New Caledonia |
improved:
urban: 98.5% of population rural: 98.5% of population total: 98.5% of population unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population rural: 1.5% of population total: 1.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| New Zealand |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Nicaragua |
improved:
urban: 97.6% of population rural: 67.8% of population total: 85% of population unimproved: urban: 2.4% of population rural: 32.2% of population total: 15% of population (2012 est.) |
| Niger |
improved:
urban: 98.7% of population rural: 42.1% of population total: 52.3% of population unimproved: urban: 1.3% of population rural: 57.9% of population total: 47.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Nigeria |
improved:
urban: 78.8% of population rural: 49.1% of population total: 64% of population unimproved: urban: 21.2% of population rural: 50.9% of population total: 36% of population (2012 est.) |
| Niue |
improved:
urban: 98.5% of population rural: 98.6% of population total: 98.6% of population unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population rural: 1.4% of population total: 1.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
improved:
urban: 97.5% of population rural: 97.5% of population total: 97.5% of population unimproved: urban: 2.5% of population rural: 2.5% of population total: 2.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Norway |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Oman |
improved:
urban: 95.5% of population rural: 86.1% of population total: 93% of population unimproved: urban: 4.5% of population rural: 13.9% of population total: 7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Pakistan |
improved:
urban: 95.7% of population rural: 89% of population total: 91.4% of population unimproved: urban: 4.3% of population rural: 11% of population total: 8.6% of population (2012 est.) |
| Palau |
improved:
urban: 97% of population rural: 86% of population total: 95.3% of population unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 14% of population total: 4.7% of population (2011 est.) |
| Panama |
improved:
urban: 96.8% of population rural: 86.6% of population total: 94.3% of population unimproved: urban: 3.2% of population rural: 13.4% of population total: 5.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea |
improved:
urban: 88% of population rural: 32.8% of population total: 39.7% of population unimproved: urban: 12% of population rural: 67.2% of population total: 60.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Paraguay |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 83.4% of population total: 93.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 16.6% of population total: 6.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Peru |
improved:
urban: 91.2% of population rural: 71.6% of population total: 86.8% of population unimproved: urban: 8.8% of population rural: 28.4% of population total: 13.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Philippines |
improved:
urban: 92.5% of population rural: 91.2% of population total: 91.8% of population unimproved: urban: 7.5% of population rural: 8.8% of population total: 8.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Poland |
improved:
urban: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Portugal |
improved:
urban: 99.8% of population rural: 99.9% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 0.1% of population total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Puerto Rico |
improved:
urban: 93.6% of population rural: 93.6% of population total: 93.6% of population unimproved: urban: 6.4% of population rural: 6.4% of population total: 6.4% of population (2001 est.) |
| Qatar |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Romania |
improved:
urban: 98.5% of population rural: 75.6% of population total: 87.7% of population unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population rural: 24.4% of population total: 12.3% of population (2008 est.) |
| Russia |
improved:
urban: 98.7% of population rural: 92.2% of population total: 97% of population unimproved: urban: 1.3% of population rural: 7.8% of population total: 3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Rwanda |
improved:
urban: 80.7% of population rural: 68.3% of population total: 70.7% of population unimproved: urban: 19.3% of population rural: 31.7% of population total: 29.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
improved:
urban: 98.3% of population rural: 98.3% of population total: 98.3% of population unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population rural: 1.7% of population total: 1.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Saint Lucia |
improved:
urban: 98.6% of population rural: 92.8% of population total: 93.8% of population unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population rural: 7.2% of population total: 6.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
improved:
urban: 95.1% of population rural: 95.1% of population total: 95.1% of population unimproved: urban: 4.9% of population rural: 4.9% of population total: 4.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Samoa |
improved:
urban: 97.4% of population rural: 98.8% of population total: 98.5% of population unimproved: urban: 2.6% of population rural: 1.2% of population total: 1.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
improved:
urban: 98.9% of population rural: 93.6% of population total: 97% of population unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population rural: 6.4% of population total: 3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia |
improved:
urban: 97% of population rural: 97% of population total: 97% of population unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 3% of population total: 3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Senegal |
improved:
urban: 92.5% of population rural: 60.3% of population total: 74.1% of population unimproved: urban: 7.5% of population rural: 39.7% of population total: 25.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Serbia |
improved:
urban: 99.4% of population rural: 98.9% of population total: 99.2% of population unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population rural: 1.1% of population total: 0.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Seychelles |
improved:
urban: 96.3% of population rural: 96.3% of population total: 96.3% of population unimproved: urban: 3.7% of population rural: 3.7% of population total: 3.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sierra Leone |
improved:
urban: 87.1% of population rural: 42.4% of population total: 60.1% of population unimproved: urban: 12.9% of population rural: 57.6% of population total: 39.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Singapore |
improved:
urban: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Slovakia |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Slovenia |
improved:
urban: 99.8% of population rural: 99.4% of population total: 99.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 0.6% of population total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Solomon Islands |
improved:
urban: 93.2% of population rural: 77.2% of population total: 80.5% of population unimproved: urban: 6.8% of population rural: 22.8% of population total: 19.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Somalia |
improved:
urban: 69.6% of population rural: 8.8% of population total: 31.7% of population unimproved: urban: 30.4% of population rural: 91.2% of population total: 68.3% of population (2011 est.) |
| South Africa |
improved:
urban: 99.2% of population rural: 88.3% of population total: 95.1% of population unimproved: urban: 0.8% of population rural: 11.7% of population total: 4.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| South Sudan |
63.4% of population 55% of population 56.5% of population 36.6% of population 45% of population 43.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Spain |
improved:
urban: 99.9% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sri Lanka |
improved:
urban: 99.1% of population rural: 92.9% of population total: 93.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.9% of population rural: 7.1% of population total: 6.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sudan |
improved:
urban: 66% of population rural: 50.2% of population total: 55.5% of population unimproved: urban: 34% of population rural: 49.8% of population total: 44.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Suriname |
improved:
urban: 98.1% of population rural: 88.4% of population total: 95.2% of population unimproved: urban: 1.9% of population rural: 11.6% of population total: 4.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Swaziland |
improved:
urban: 93.6% of population rural: 68.9% of population total: 74.1% of population unimproved: urban: 6.4% of population rural: 31.1% of population total: 25.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sweden |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Switzerland |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Syria |
improved:
urban: 92.3% of population rural: 87.2% of population total: 90.1% of population unimproved: urban: 7.7% of population rural: 12.8% of population total: 9.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Tajikistan |
improved:
urban: 93% of population rural: 64% of population total: 71.7% of population unimproved: urban: 7% of population rural: 36% of population total: 28.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Tanzania |
improved:
urban: 77.9% of population rural: 44% of population total: 53.2% of population unimproved: urban: 22.1% of population rural: 56% of population total: 46.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Thailand |
improved:
urban: 96.7% of population rural: 95.3% of population total: 95.8% of population unimproved: urban: 3.3% of population rural: 4.7% of population total: 4.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Timor-Leste |
improved:
urban: 95.2% of population rural: 60.5% of population total: 70.5% of population unimproved: urban: 4.8% of population rural: 39.5% of population total: 29.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Togo |
improved:
urban: 91.4% of population rural: 40.3% of population total: 60% of population unimproved: urban: 8.6% of population rural: 59.7% of population total: 40% of population (2012 est.) |
| Tokelau |
improved:
rural: 97.4% of population total: 97.4% of population unimproved: rural: 2.6% of population total: 2.6% of population (2012 est.) |
| Tonga |
improved:
urban: 99% of population rural: 99.4% of population total: 99.3% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 0.6% of population total: 0.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
improved:
urban: 97.4% of population rural: 93.1% of population total: 93.6% of population unimproved: urban: 2.6% of population rural: 6.9% of population total: 6.4% of population (2011 est.) |
| Tunisia |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 90.5% of population total: 96.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 9.5% of population total: 3.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Turkey |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 98.8% of population total: 99.7% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1.2% of population total: 0.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Turkmenistan |
improved:
urban: 89.1% of population rural: 53.7% of population total: 71.1% of population unimproved: urban: 10.9% of population rural: 46.3% of population total: 28.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
improved:
urban: 87% of population rural: 87% of population total: 87% of population unimproved: urban: 13% of population rural: 13% of population total: 13% of population (2007 est.) |
| Tuvalu |
improved:
urban: 98.3% of population rural: 97% of population total: 97.7% of population unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population rural: 3% of population total: 2.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Uganda |
improved:
urban: 94.8% of population rural: 71% of population total: 74.8% of population unimproved: urban: 5.2% of population rural: 29% of population total: 25.2% of population (2012 est.) |
| Ukraine |
improved:
urban: 98.1% of population rural: 97.7% of population total: 98% of population unimproved: urban: 1.9% of population rural: 2.3% of population total: 2% of population (2012 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates |
improved:
urban: 99.6% of population rural: 100% of population total: 99.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| United Kingdom |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| United States |
improved:
urban: 99.4% of population rural: 98% of population total: 99.2% of population unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population rural: 2% of population total: 0.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Uruguay |
improved:
urban: 99.9% of population rural: 94.9% of population total: 99.5% of population unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population rural: 5.1% of population total: 0.5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Uzbekistan |
improved:
urban: 98.5% of population rural: 80.9% of population total: 87.3% of population unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population rural: 19.1% of population total: 12.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Vanuatu |
improved:
urban: 97.8% of population rural: 88.3% of population total: 90.7% of population unimproved: urban: 2.2% of population rural: 11.7% of population total: 9.3% of population (2012 est.) |
| Venezuela |
improved:
urban: 94.3% of population rural: 75.3% of population total: 92.9% of population unimproved: urban: 5.7% of population rural: 24.7% of population total: 7.1% of population (2007 est.) |
| Vietnam |
improved:
urban: 98.2% of population rural: 93.6% of population total: 95% of population unimproved: urban: 1.8% of population rural: 6.4% of population total: 5% of population (2012 est.) |
| Virgin Islands |
improved:
urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| West Bank |
improved:
urban: 81.6% of population rural: 82.3% of population total: 81.8% of population unimproved: urban: 18.4% of population rural: 17.7% of population total: 18.2% of population note: includes Gaza and the West Bank (2012 est.) |
| World |
improved:
urban: 96.4% of population rural: 81.4% of population total: 89.4% of population unimproved: urban: 3.6% of population rural: 18.4% of population total: 10.6% of population (2012 est.) |
| Yemen |
improved:
urban: 72% of population rural: 46.5% of population total: 54.9% of population unimproved: urban: 28% of population rural: 53.5% of population total: 45.1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Zambia |
improved:
urban: 84.8% of population rural: 49.2% of population total: 63.3% of population unimproved: urban: 15.2% of population rural: 50.8% of population total: 36.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Zimbabwe |
improved:
urban: 97.3% of population rural: 68.7% of population total: 79.9% of population unimproved: urban: 2.7% of population rural: 31.3% of population total: 20.1% of population (2012 est.) |