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People > Drinking water source > Unimproved > Urban: 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 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 55% of population 2013
2 MauritaniaMauritania 48% of population 2013
3 LibyaLibya 46% of population 2013
=4 AnguillaAnguilla 40% of population 2013
=4 AngolaAngola 40% of population 2013
6 SomaliaSomalia 34% of population 2013
7 SudanSudan 33% of population 2013
8 ChadChad 30% of population 2013
9 YemenYemen 28% of population 2013
=10 MadagascarMadagascar 26% of population 2013
=10 NigeriaNigeria 26% of population 2013
=10 EritreaEritrea 26% of population 2013
13 RwandaRwanda 24% of population 2013
=14 LaosLaos 23% of population 2013
=14 MozambiqueMozambique 23% of population 2013
=14 KiribatiKiribati 23% of population 2013
17 AfghanistanAfghanistan 22% of population 2013
=18 TanzaniaTanzania 21% of population 2013
=18 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 21% of population 2013
20 KenyaKenya 18% of population 2013
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 17.33% of population 2013
=21 PalauPalau 17% of population 2013
=21 BurundiBurundi 17% of population 2013
23 BeninBenin 16% of population 2013
=24 BangladeshBangladesh 15% of population 2013
=24 AlgeriaAlgeria 15% of population 2013
=24 HaitiHaiti 15% of population 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 14.39% of population 2013
=27 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 13% of population 2013
=27 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 13% of population 2013
=27 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 13% of population 2013
=27 CambodiaCambodia 13% of population 2013
=27 MaliMali 13% of population 2013
=27 ZambiaZambia 13% of population 2013
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 12.25% of population 2013
=33 LiberiaLiberia 12% of population 2013
=33 NauruNauru 12% of population 2013
=33 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 12% of population 2013
=36 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 11% of population 2013
=36 TogoTogo 11% of population 2013
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 10.95% of population 2013
=38 GuineaGuinea 10% of population 2013
=38 Cape VerdeCape Verde 10% of population 2013
=40 East TimorEast Timor 9% of population 2013
=40 SwazilandSwaziland 9% of population 2013
=40 GhanaGhana 9% of population 2013
=40 LesothoLesotho 9% of population 2013
=40 PeruPeru 9% of population 2013
=40 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 9% of population 2013
=40 IraqIraq 9% of population 2013
=40 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 9% of population 2013
=40 ComorosComoros 9% of population 2013
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 8.8% of population 2013
=49 TajikistanTajikistan 8% of population 2013
=49 IndonesiaIndonesia 8% of population 2013
=49 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 8% of population 2013
=49 The GambiaThe Gambia 8% of population 2013
=49 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 8% of population 2013
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 7.02% of population 2013
=54 PhilippinesPhilippines 7% of population 2013
=54 NepalNepal 7% of population 2013
=54 SenegalSenegal 7% of population 2013
=54 SyriaSyria 7% of population 2013
=54 LithuaniaLithuania 7% of population 2013
=54 OmanOman 7% of population 2013
=54 BurmaBurma 7% of population 2013
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 6.74% of population 2013
=61 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6% of population 2013
=61 VenezuelaVenezuela 6% of population 2013
=61 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 6% of population 2013
=61 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 6% of population 2013
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 5.48% of population 2013
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 5.15% of population 2013
=65 CameroonCameroon 5% of population 2013
=65 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 5% of population 2013
=65 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 5% of population 2013
=65 MalawiMalawi 5% of population 2013
=65 GabonGabon 5% of population 2013
=65 UgandaUganda 5% of population 2013
=65 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 5% of population 2013
=65 HondurasHonduras 5% of population 2013
=73 DominicaDominica 4% of population 2013
=73 EcuadorEcuador 4% of population 2013
=73 BoliviaBolivia 4% of population 2013
=73 PakistanPakistan 4% of population 2013
=73 SamoaSamoa 4% of population 2013
=73 AlbaniaAlbania 4% of population 2013
=73 CubaCuba 4% of population 2013
=73 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 4% of population 2013
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 3.65% of population 2013
=81 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3% of population 2013
=81 EthiopiaEthiopia 3% of population 2013
=81 PanamaPanama 3% of population 2013
=81 ThailandThailand 3% of population 2013
=81 SurinameSuriname 3% of population 2013
=81 MexicoMexico 3% of population 2013
=81 IndiaIndia 3% of population 2013
=81 RomaniaRomania 3% of population 2013
=81 IranIran 3% of population 2013
=81 GrenadaGrenada 3% of population 2013
=81 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 3% of population 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 2.91% of population 2013
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2.67% of population 2013
=92 VanuatuVanuatu 2% of population 2013
=92 TuvaluTuvalu 2% of population 2013
=92 BelizeBelize 2% of population 2013
=92 MoroccoMorocco 2% of population 2013
=92 UzbekistanUzbekistan 2% of population 2013
=92 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2% of population 2013
=92 JordanJordan 2% of population 2013
=92 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2% of population 2013
=92 ArgentinaArgentina 2% of population 2013
=92 GuatemalaGuatemala 2% of population 2013
=92 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2% of population 2013
=92 JamaicaJamaica 2% of population 2013
=92 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2% of population 2013
=92 ChinaChina 2% of population 2013
=92 UkraineUkraine 2% of population 2013
=92 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 2% of population 2013
=92 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 2% of population 2013
=92 NicaraguaNicaragua 2% of population 2013
=92 GuyanaGuyana 2% of population 2013
=111 MontenegroMontenegro 1% of population 2013
=111 PortugalPortugal 1% of population 2013
=111 MoldovaMoldova 1% of population 2013
=111 EstoniaEstonia 1% of population 2013
=111 ColombiaColombia 1% of population 2013
=111 SerbiaSerbia 1% of population 2013
=111 ParaguayParaguay 1% of population 2013
=111 BotswanaBotswana 1% of population 2013
=111 Cook IslandsCook Islands 1% of population 2013
=111 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1% of population 2013
=111 ArmeniaArmenia 1% of population 2013
=111 VietnamVietnam 1% of population 2013
=111 RussiaRussia 1% of population 2013
=111 South AfricaSouth Africa 1% of population 2013
=111 ChileChile 1% of population 2013
=111 DjiboutiDjibouti 1% of population 2013
=111 KuwaitKuwait 1% of population 2013
=111 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1% of population 2013
=111 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1% of population 2013
=111 North KoreaNorth Korea 1% of population 2013
=111 TunisiaTunisia 1% of population 2013
=111 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1% of population 2013
=111 NamibiaNamibia 1% of population 2013
=134 CanadaCanada 0.0 2013
=134 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 2013
=134 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.0 2013
=134 TurkeyTurkey 0.0 2013
=134 MauritiusMauritius 0.0 2013
=134 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.0 2013
=134 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.0 2013
=134 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.0 2013
=134 FijiFiji 0.0 2013
=134 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2013
=134 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 0.0 2013
=134 GreeceGreece 0.0 2013
=134 SloveniaSlovenia 0.0 2013
=134 MongoliaMongolia 0.0 2013
=134 United StatesUnited States 0.0 2013
=134 LatviaLatvia 0.0 2013
=134 NigerNiger 0.0 2013
=134 BrazilBrazil 0.0 2013
=134 BelarusBelarus 0.0 2013
=134 CroatiaCroatia 0.0 2013
=134 EgyptEgypt 0.0 2013
=134 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2013

Citation

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

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

  • Equatorial Guinea ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > urban amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Somalia ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > urban amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
  • Mauritania ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > urban amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
  • Peru ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > urban amongst Emerging markets in 2013.
  • Haiti ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > urban amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2013.
  • Angola ranked second for drinking water source > unimproved > urban amongst Christian countries in 2013.
  • Nigeria ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > urban amongst Religious countries in 2013.
  • Chad ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > urban amongst Landlocked countries in 2013.
  • Azerbaijan ranked first for drinking water source > unimproved > urban amongst Former Soviet republics in 2013.
  • Libya ranked third for drinking water source > unimproved > urban globally in 2013.
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