Access to drinking water, rural - Country rankings

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Percent rural population with access to drinking water, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 64 countries was 42.4 percent.The highest value was in Israel: 99.1 percent and the lowest value was in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: WHO/UNICEF
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Countries Access to drinking water, rural, 2020 Global rank Available data
Israel 99.1 1 2000 - 2020
Spain 98.7 2 2000 - 2020
Czechia 97.7 3 2000 - 2020
Luxembourg 96.5 4 2000 - 2020
Portugal 92.5 5 2000 - 2020
Turkmenistan 92.3 6 2000 - 2020
Ukraine 89.8 7 2000 - 2020
Hungary 89 8 2000 - 2020
Iran 87.2 9 2000 - 2020
Costa Rica 81.1 10 2000 - 2020
Azerbaijan 78.1 11 2000 - 2020
Palestine 75.6 12 2000 - 2020
Brazil 71.8 13 2000 - 2020
Palau 70.3 14 2000 - 2020
Algeria 68.7 15 2000 - 2020
Tunisia 68.7 16 2000 - 2020
Romania 66.7 17 2000 - 2020
Serbia 66.6 18 2000 - 2020
North Macedonia 65.9 19 2000 - 2020
Bangladesh 62.1 20 2000 - 2020
Morocco 61.2 21 2000 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 57.4 22 2000 - 2020
India 56.1 23 2000 - 2020
Ecuador 52.8 24 2000 - 2020
Burma 52.1 25 2000 - 2020
Paraguay 50.7 26 2000 - 2020
North Korea 48.8 27 2000 - 2020
Iraq 47.6 28 2000 - 2020
Guatemala 45.5 29 2000 - 2020
Suriname 40.8 30 2000 - 2020
Georgia 40.3 31 2000 - 2020
Colombia 40.2 32 2000 - 2020
Nicaragua 38.5 33 2000 - 2020
Philippines 34.5 34 2000 - 2020
Pakistan 33.3 35 2000 - 2020
Uzbekistan 31.1 36 2000 - 2020
Bhutan 27.6 37 2000 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 24.7 38 2000 - 2020
Afghanistan 24.5 39 2000 - 2020
Tonga 23.1 40 2000 - 2020
Peru 22.1 41 2000 - 2020
R. of Congo 19.1 42 2000 - 2020
Honduras 18.7 43 2000 - 2020
Cambodia 18.4 44 2000 - 2020
Nigeria 17.7 45 2000 - 2020
Ghana 16.1 46 2000 - 2020
Nepal 15.7 47 2000 - 2020
Ivory Coast 14.6 48 2000 - 2020
Zimbabwe 12.9 49 2000 - 2020
Laos 12.4 50 2000 - 2020
Mongolia 11.4 51 2000 - 2020
G.-Bissau 11.2 52 2000 - 2020
Madagascar 9.5 53 2000 - 2020
Sierra Leone 9.2 54 2000 - 2020
Lesotho 8.9 55 2000 - 2020
Uganda 8 56 2000 - 2020
Gambia 7.6 57 2000 - 2020
Kiribati 6.7 58 2000 - 2020
Togo 6.7 59 2000 - 2020
Ethiopia 5.2 60 2000 - 2020
Rwanda 5 61 2000 - 2020
C.A. Republic 2.3 62 2000 - 2020
Chad 2 63 2000 - 2020
DR Congo 1 64 2000 - 2020


Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
1. Israel
2. Spain
3. Czechia
4. Luxembourg
5. Portugal
6. Turkmenistan
7. Ukraine
8. Hungary
9. Iran
10. Costa Rica
11. Azerbaijan
12. Palestine
13. Brazil
14. Palau
15. Algeria
16. Tunisia
17. Romania
18. Serbia
19. North Macedonia
20. Bangladesh
21. Morocco
22. Kyrgyzstan
23. India
24. Ecuador
25. Burma
26. Paraguay
27. North Korea
28. Iraq
29. Guatemala
30. Suriname
31. Georgia
32. Colombia
33. Nicaragua
34. Philippines
35. Pakistan
36. Uzbekistan
37. Bhutan
38. S.T.&Principe
39. Afghanistan
40. Tonga
41. Peru
42. R. of Congo
43. Honduras
44. Cambodia
45. Nigeria
46. Ghana
47. Nepal
48. Ivory Coast
49. Zimbabwe
50. Laos
51. Mongolia
52. G.-Bissau
53. Madagascar
54. Sierra Leone
55. Lesotho
56. Uganda
57. Gambia
58. Kiribati
59. Togo
60. Ethiopia
61. Rwanda
62. C.A. Republic
63. Chad
64. DR Congo
99.1
98.7
97.7
96.5
92.5
92.3
89.8
89.0
87.2
81.1
78.1
75.6
71.8
70.3
68.7
68.7
66.7
66.6
65.9
62.1
61.2
57.4
56.1
52.8
52.1
50.7
48.8
47.6
45.5
40.8
40.3
40.2
38.5
34.5
33.3
31.1
27.6
24.7
24.5
23.1
22.1
19.1
18.7
18.4
17.7
16.1
15.7
14.6
12.9
12.4
11.4
11.2
9.5
9.2
8.9
8.0
7.6
6.7
6.7
5.2
5.0
2.3
2.0
1.0
0
24.8
49.6
74.3
99.1
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