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People > Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Unimproved, which 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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 SomaliaSomalia 93% of population 2013
2 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 73% of population 2013
3 MozambiqueMozambique 71% of population 2013
4 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 68% of population 2013
5 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 67% of population 2013
=6 EthiopiaEthiopia 66% of population 2013
=6 MadagascarMadagascar 66% of population 2013
8 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 65% of population 2013
9 AngolaAngola 62% of population 2013
10 NigerNiger 61% of population 2013
11 TogoTogo 60% of population 2013
12 GabonGabon 59% of population 2013
=13 AfghanistanAfghanistan 58% of population 2013
=13 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 58% of population 2013
15 NigeriaNigeria 57% of population 2013
=16 TanzaniaTanzania 56% of population 2013
=16 ChadChad 56% of population 2013
18 ZambiaZambia 54% of population 2013
19 YemenYemen 53% of population 2013
20 MauritaniaMauritania 52% of population 2013
21 KiribatiKiribati 50% of population 2013
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 49.07% of population 2013
=22 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 49% of population 2013
=22 MaliMali 49% of population 2013
=22 HaitiHaiti 49% of population 2013
=25 SudanSudan 48% of population 2013
=25 KenyaKenya 48% of population 2013
=25 CameroonCameroon 48% of population 2013
=28 MongoliaMongolia 47% of population 2013
=28 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 47% of population 2013
=30 TajikistanTajikistan 46% of population 2013
=30 DjiboutiDjibouti 46% of population 2013
32 LibyaLibya 45% of population 2013
=33 SenegalSenegal 44% of population 2013
=33 IraqIraq 44% of population 2013
35 EritreaEritrea 43% of population 2013
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 42.21% of population 2013
36 CambodiaCambodia 42% of population 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 41.59% of population 2013
=37 East TimorEast Timor 40% of population 2013
=37 LiberiaLiberia 40% of population 2013
39 MoroccoMorocco 39% of population 2013
40 LaosLaos 38% of population 2013
41 RwandaRwanda 37% of population 2013
=42 SwazilandSwaziland 35% of population 2013
=42 GuineaGuinea 35% of population 2013
=42 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 35% of population 2013
=42 PeruPeru 35% of population 2013
46 ParaguayParaguay 34% of population 2013
=47 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 32% of population 2013
=47 BeninBenin 32% of population 2013
=47 UgandaUganda 32% of population 2013
=47 NicaraguaNicaragua 32% of population 2013
51 ZimbabweZimbabwe 31% of population 2013
52 RomaniaRomania 30% of population 2013
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 29.9% of population 2013
=53 BoliviaBolivia 29% of population 2013
=53 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 29% of population 2013
=53 BurundiBurundi 29% of population 2013
=56 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 28% of population 2013
=56 ColombiaColombia 28% of population 2013
=58 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 27% of population 2013
=58 LesothoLesotho 27% of population 2013
=60 IndonesiaIndonesia 26% of population 2013
=60 VenezuelaVenezuela 26% of population 2013
62 ChileChile 25% of population 2013
63 El SalvadorEl Salvador 24% of population 2013
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 22.42% of population 2013
=64 OmanOman 22% of population 2013
=64 BurmaBurma 22% of population 2013
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 22% of population 2013
=66 South AfricaSouth Africa 21% of population 2013
=66 AlgeriaAlgeria 21% of population 2013
=66 HondurasHonduras 21% of population 2013
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 21% of population 2013
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 20.31% of population 2013
=69 MalawiMalawi 20% of population 2013
=69 BangladeshBangladesh 20% of population 2013
=69 ArgentinaArgentina 20% of population 2013
=69 GhanaGhana 20% of population 2013
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 19.08% of population 2013
=73 UzbekistanUzbekistan 19% of population 2013
=73 SurinameSuriname 19% of population 2013
=73 LithuaniaLithuania 19% of population 2013
76 PanamaPanama 17% of population 2013
=77 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 16% of population 2013
=77 TunisiaTunisia 16% of population 2013
=79 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 15% of population 2013
=79 The GambiaThe Gambia 15% of population 2013
=79 Cape VerdeCape Verde 15% of population 2013
=79 ChinaChina 15% of population 2013
=79 BrazilBrazil 15% of population 2013
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 14.64% of population 2013
=84 SyriaSyria 14% of population 2013
=84 The BahamasThe Bahamas 14% of population 2013
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 13.2% of population 2013
=86 VanuatuVanuatu 13% of population 2013
=86 GuatemalaGuatemala 13% of population 2013
=86 Cook IslandsCook Islands 13% of population 2013
=89 South KoreaSouth Korea 12% of population 2013
=89 NepalNepal 12% of population 2013
=89 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 12% of population 2013
=89 JamaicaJamaica 12% of population 2013
=93 EcuadorEcuador 11% of population 2013
=93 PakistanPakistan 11% of population 2013
=93 CubaCuba 11% of population 2013
=93 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 11% of population 2013
=97 IndiaIndia 10% of population 2013
=97 KazakhstanKazakhstan 10% of population 2013
=97 Sri LankaSri Lanka 10% of population 2013
=97 NamibiaNamibia 10% of population 2013
=101 Costa RicaCosta Rica 9% of population 2013
=101 MexicoMexico 9% of population 2013
=103 IranIran 8% of population 2013
=103 DominicaDominica 8% of population 2013
=103 PhilippinesPhilippines 8% of population 2013
=103 JordanJordan 8% of population 2013
=103 BotswanaBotswana 8% of population 2013
=103 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 8% of population 2013
=103 RussiaRussia 8% of population 2013
=110 MoldovaMoldova 7% of population 2013
=110 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7% of population 2013
=110 VietnamVietnam 7% of population 2013
=110 GrenadaGrenada 7% of population 2013
=110 GuyanaGuyana 7% of population 2013
=115 AlbaniaAlbania 6% of population 2013
=115 United StatesUnited States 6% of population 2013
=115 BhutanBhutan 6% of population 2013
=118 ThailandThailand 5% of population 2013
=118 FijiFiji 5% of population 2013
=118 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 5% of population 2013
=121 MontenegroMontenegro 4% of population 2013
=121 PalauPalau 4% of population 2013
=121 GeorgiaGeorgia 4% of population 2013
=121 SamoaSamoa 4% of population 2013
=121 LatviaLatvia 4% of population 2013
=126 TuvaluTuvalu 3% of population 2013
=126 EstoniaEstonia 3% of population 2013
=126 MaldivesMaldives 3% of population 2013
=126 ArmeniaArmenia 3% of population 2013
=126 TokelauTokelau 3% of population 2013
=126 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 3% of population 2013
=126 CroatiaCroatia 3% of population 2013
=126 North KoreaNorth Korea 3% of population 2013
=126 ComorosComoros 3% of population 2013
=135 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 2% of population 2013
=135 SerbiaSerbia 2% of population 2013
=135 UkraineUkraine 2% of population 2013
=135 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 2% of population 2013
=139 CanadaCanada 1% of population 2013
=139 TurkeyTurkey 1% of population 2013
=139 MauritiusMauritius 1% of population 2013
=139 MalaysiaMalaysia 1% of population 2013
=139 BelizeBelize 1% of population 2013
=139 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 1% of population 2013
=139 GreeceGreece 1% of population 2013
=139 SloveniaSlovenia 1% of population 2013
=139 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1% of population 2013
=139 BelarusBelarus 1% of population 2013
=139 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 1% of population 2013
=139 EgyptEgypt 1% of population 2013
=139 KuwaitKuwait 1% of population 2013
152 PortugalPortugal 0.0 2013

Citation

People > Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about People > Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural

  • Somalia ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > rural amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > rural amongst Christian countries in 2013.
  • Peru ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > rural amongst Emerging markets in 2013.
  • Haiti ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > rural amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2013.
  • Sierra Leone ranked second for drinking water source > unimproved > rural amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > rural amongst Landlocked countries in 2013.
  • Afghanistan ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > rural amongst Religious countries in 2013.
  • Mozambique ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > rural amongst Former French colonies in 2013.
  • Nigeria ranked third for drinking water source > unimproved > rural amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
  • Papua New Guinea ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > rural amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
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