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People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

For 2024, People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) is led by American Samoa at 100. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Countries ranked 202
Snapshot year 2024
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0.025.050.075.0100American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 100100AndorraAndorra: 100100BelgiumBelgium: 100100BermudaBermuda: 100100Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 100100CuracaoCuracao: 100100Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands: 100100French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 100100GermanyGermany: 100100GibraltarGibraltar: 100100GreeceGreece: 100100GreenlandGreenland: 100100
Rank Country Value
1 American Samoa 100
2 Andorra 100
3 Belgium 100
4 Bermuda 100
5 Brunei Darussalam 100
6 Curacao 100
7 Faroe Islands 100
8 French Polynesia 100
9 Germany 100
10 Gibraltar 100
11 Greece 100
12 Greenland 100
13 Hong Kong SAR, China 100
14 Hungary 100
15 Iceland 100
16 Isle of Man 100
17 Korea, Rep. 100
18 Kuwait 100
19 Liechtenstein 100
20 Luxembourg 100
21 Macao SAR, China 100
22 Malta 100
23 Monaco 100
24 Netherlands 100
25 New Zealand 100
26 Northern Mariana Islands 100
27 Norway 100
28 Puerto Rico (US) 100
29 Singapore 100
30 Thailand 100
31 United Arab Emirates 100
32 Denmark 100
33 Romania 100
34 Israel 100
35 United Kingdom 100
36 Brazil 100
37 France 100
38 Austria 100
39 Estonia 100
40 Switzerland 100
41 Finland 100
42 San Marino 100
43 Qatar 100
44 United States 100
45 Australia 100
46 Armenia 100
47 Mauritius 100
48 Spain 100
49 St. Martin (French part) 100
50 Turkmenistan 100
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • American Samoa sits at the top of the People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) distribution in 2024 at 100, with a lead of 0 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Dominican Republic at 97, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Congo, Dem. Rep. (36), and the page currently covers 202 countries.