Which country has the highest % w/ Safe Water?

Hungary has the highest % w/ Safe Water in 2022, at 100.0%, followed by Hong Kong (100.0%) and Singapore (100.0%).

Which country has the lowest % w/ Safe Water?

Central African Republic has the lowest % w/ Safe Water in 2022, at 6.13%.

What is the median % w/ Safe Water across countries?

The median is 82.2% across the 132 countries with data in 2022.

Where does this countries without clean water data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) data - UNICEF; AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture - FAO; Number of people using safely managed drinking water sources - Our World in Data; Clean Water Access by Country - Macrotrends.

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Hungary has the highest % w/ Safe Water in 2022 (100.0%), followed by Hong Kong (100.0%) and Singapore (100.0%). Central African Republic has the lowest (6.13%).

Environment225 countries · 7 metricsUpdated Feb 25, 2025Original page

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% w/ Safe Water, 2022

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Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 132 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

82.2%

Middle half 47.9% – 98.8%

Average

72.0%

132 countries

Highest

100.0%

Hungary

Lowest

6.13%

Central African Republic

Biggest changes · 2012 → 2022

132 countries have a value in both years.

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Data

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132 countries · # = rank by % w/ Safe Water

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1	Hungary	100.0%	10M	12.9%	15.0%
1	Hong Kong	100.0%	7.5M	0.39%	—
1	Singapore	100.0%	6M	—	—
1	New Zealand	100.0%	5.2M	8.74%	10.0%
1	Kuwait	100.0%	4.3M	—	—
1	Macau	100.0%	695.2K	0.01%	—
1	Iceland	100.0%	372.9K	3.42%	4%
1	Gibraltar	100.0%	32.6K	—	—
1	Liechtenstein	100.0%	39.3K	—	—
1	Monaco	100.0%	36.5K	—	—
1	San Marino	100.0%	33.7K	—	—
12	Netherlands	100.0%	17.6M	-0.01%	—
13	Germany	99.9%	83.3M	0.03%	—
13	Denmark	99.9%	5.9M	2.33%	2%
15	Puerto Rico	99.9%	3.2M	12.6%	14.0%
16	United Kingdom	99.8%	67.4M	-0.13%	—
17	Cyprus	99.8%	1.2M	1.59%	2%
17	Malta	99.8%	532.1K	-0.18%	—
19	Belgium	99.7%	11.6M	0.08%	—
19	Sweden	99.7%	10.5M	0.17%	—
21	France	99.7%	64.4M	1.24%	1%
22	Finland	99.6%	5.5M	1.06%	1%
23	Spain	99.6%	47.4M	-0.03%	—
24	Luxembourg	99.5%	644.6K	-0.25%	—
25	Israel	99.5%	9M	-0.14%	—
26	South Korea	99.3%	51.4M	1.18%	1%
27	Slovakia	99.2%	5.6M	0.35%	—
28	Guam	99.1%	170.2K	—	—
29	Canada	99.0%	38.1M	0.39%	—
30	Austria	98.9%	8.8M	0.13%	—
30	Bahrain	98.9%	1.5M	-0.02%	—
32	Greece	98.9%	10.3M	-0.42%	—
33	Norway	98.8%	5.4M	-0.55%	-1%
34	Chile	98.8%	19.4M	1.54%	2%
34	Martinique	98.8%	363K	-0.36%	—
36	Japan	98.7%	122.3M	0.43%	—
37	Slovenia	98.3%	2.1M	5.12%	5%
38	Czechia	97.9%	10.3M	0.24%	—
39	United States	97.5%	329.7M	1.58%	2%
40	Latvia	97.1%	1.8M	2.83%	3%
41	Estonia	97.0%	1.3M	1.13%	1%
42	New Caledonia	96.9%	280.9K	3.11%	3%
43	Switzerland	96.7%	8.5M	—	—
44	Qatar	96.7%	2.6M	-1.07%	-1%
45	Ireland	96.0%	4.8M	0.97%	1%
46	Reunion	95.8%	932.7K	-1.33%	-1%
47	Guadeloupe	95.7%	378.8K	-2.85%	-3%
48	Bulgaria	95.7%	6.5M	-0.27%	—
49	Portugal	95.2%	9.8M	0.8%	1%
50	Lithuania	95.0%	2.6M	8.6%	10.0%
51	Iran	94.2%	83.4M	1.49%	2%
52	Malaysia	93.9%	31.9M	0.52%	1%
53	Niue	93.5%	1,809	-3.12%	-3%
54	Belarus	93.1%	8.9M	1.54%	2%
55	Italy	92.7%	54.7M	-2.26%	-2%
56	French Guiana	91.5%	278.6K	1.35%	1%
57	Oman	90.9%	4.2M	3.75%	4%
58	Andorra	90.6%	72.4K	—	—
59	Palau	90.4%	16.3K	12.2%	16.0%
60	Poland	88.9%	35.4M	-3.75%	-4%
61	Ukraine	87.6%	34.8M	-1.94%	-2%
62	Brazil	87.3%	187.9M	7.69%	10.0%
63	Bosnia and Herzegovina	87.0%	2.8M	-1.73%	-2%
64	Jordan	85.7%	9.7M	17.4%	25.0%
65	Montenegro	85.1%	533.8K	0.68%	1%
66	Armenia	82.4%	2.3M	-0.78%	-1%
67	Romania	82.1%	16.1M	0.14%	—
68	French Polynesia	81.8%	250.6K	-8.52%	-9%
69	Costa Rica	80.5%	4.2M	0.88%	1%
70	North Macedonia	80.5%	1.7M	0.11%	—
71	Palestine	80.3%	4.2M	3.24%	4%
72	Uzbekistan	79.9%	27.6M	10.7%	16.0%
73	Kyrgyzstan	76.5%	5.1M	14.9%	24.0%
74	Russia	76.2%	110.3M	0.83%	1%
75	Moldova	75.2%	2.5M	7.88%	12.0%
76	Serbia	75.1%	5.4M	0.28%	—
77	Morocco	74.8%	28M	15.3%	26.0%
78	Tunisia	74.3%	9.2M	-0.84%	-1%
79	Colombia	73.9%	38.3M	2.02%	3%
80	Bhutan	73.3%	573.9K	39.2%	115.0%
81	Azerbaijan	71.6%	7.4M	5.47%	8%
82	Albania	70.7%	2M	4.36%	7%
83	Algeria	70.6%	31.7M	-5.27%	-7%
84	Georgia	69.1%	2.6M	2.5%	4%
85	Ecuador	67.1%	12.1M	3.09%	5%
86	North Korea	66.5%	17.3M	-0.96%	-1%
87	Honduras	65.2%	6.8M	7.89%	14.0%
88	Paraguay	64.2%	4.4M	4.62%	8%
89	Samoa	62.2%	138.3K	0.92%	2%
90	Iraq	59.7%	26.6M	3.77%	7%
91	Bangladesh	59.1%	101.2M	3.81%	7%
92	Vietnam	57.8%	56.7M	5.41%	10.0%
93	Myanmar	57.4%	31.1M	11.4%	25.0%
94	Guatemala	56.3%	10M	3.61%	7%
95	Suriname	55.8%	344.8K	1.73%	3%
96	Tajikistan	55.3%	5.5M	5.92%	12.0%
97	Peru	52.0%	17.7M	2.88%	6%
98	Pakistan	50.6%	119.3M	10.1%	25.0%
99	Philippines	47.9%	55.4M	2.23%	5%
100	Lebanon	47.7%	2.6M	1.5%	3%
101	Gambia	47.7%	1.3M	9.75%	26.0%
102	Sri Lanka	47.1%	10.3M	0.47%	1%
103	Dominican Republic	44.9%	5M	1.03%	2%
104	Ghana	44.5%	14.9M	16.3%	58.0%
105	Ivory Coast	43.9%	12.4M	15.2%	53.0%
106	Mexico	43.0%	54.9M	1.36%	3%
107	Fiji	41.9%	389.2K	1.29%	3%
108	Mongolia	39.3%	1.3M	8.84%	29.0%
109	Sao Tome and Principe	36.3%	82.5K	4.36%	14.0%
110	Indonesia	30.3%	83.4M	2.86%	10.0%
111	Afghanistan	30.0%	12.4M	8.91%	42.0%
112	Tonga	29.5%	31.6K	0.06%	—
113	Cambodia	29.1%	4.9M	5.98%	26.0%
114	Nigeria	29.0%	63.3M	5.78%	25.0%
115	Lesotho	28.2%	650.6K	7.84%	38.0%
116	Senegal	26.7%	4.6M	3.11%	13.0%
117	Zimbabwe	26.5%	4.3M	-1.3%	-5%
118	Guinea-Bissau	23.9%	502.6K	2.56%	12.0%
119	Madagascar	22.2%	6.6M	6.95%	45.0%
120	Togo	19.4%	1.7M	4.26%	28.0%
121	Uganda	18.7%	8.8M	8.8%	89.0%
122	Laos	17.9%	1.3M	3.28%	22.0%
123	Malawi	17.8%	3.6M	5.73%	48.0%
124	Nepal	16.1%	4.9M	-13.7%	-46.0%
125	Kiribati	14.4%	18.9K	2.21%	18.0%
126	Ethiopia	13.2%	16.3M	4.7%	55.0%
127	DR Congo	11.6%	11.5M	-0.3%	-3%
128	Tanzania	11.3%	7.4M	3.02%	36.0%
129	Sierra Leone	10.3%	883.2K	2.6%	34.0%
130	Tuvalu	8.71%	985	0.47%	6%
131	Chad	6.25%	1.1M	0.39%	7%
132	Central African Republic	6.13%	341.8K	-0.89%	-13.0%

What correlates with % w/ Safe Water (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,432 other country metrics sharing at least 80 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher % w/ Safe Water tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

LP Living ConditionsLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.93 · very strong · n = 108
Plot
Energy Equity ScoreEnergy Trilemma Energy Performance Index
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 93
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EPI Safe Drinking Water ScoreWater Quality by Country
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 108
Plot
Human Development IndexStandard of Living by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 119
Plot
GDI Male Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 117
Plot
Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 108
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher % w/ Safe Water tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Public ServicesFailed States
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 111
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% of Pop. Living on Less Than $10 USD/DayPoverty Rate by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 104
Plot
Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 109
Plot
% ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 124
Plot
Individuals Making Under $10kWealth Inequality by Country
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 105
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Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 129
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest % w/ Safe Water?: Hungary has the highest % w/ Safe Water in 2022, at 100.0%, followed by Hong Kong (100.0%) and Singapore (100.0%).
Which country has the lowest % w/ Safe Water?: Central African Republic has the lowest % w/ Safe Water in 2022, at 6.13%.
What is the median % w/ Safe Water across countries?: The median is 82.2% across the 132 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this countries without clean water data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) data - UNICEF; AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture - FAO; Number of people using safely managed drinking water sources - Our World in Data; Clean Water Access by Country - Macrotrends.