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East Asia & Pacific
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Australia leads People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024 at 100, while Papua New Guinea sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 48. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.025.050.075.0100AustraliaAustralia: 100100New ZealandNew Zealand: 100100ThailandThailand: 100100TuvaluTuvalu: 10099.9SamoaSamoa: 9999.3PalauPalau: 9999.1TongaTonga: 9998.6Viet NamViet Nam: 9898.5MalaysiaMalaysia: 9595.2Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 9493.9ChinaChina: 9493.8PhilippinesPhilippines: 9493.6

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Australia 100
2 New Zealand 100
3 Thailand 100
4 Tuvalu 100
5 Samoa 99
6 Palau 99
7 Tonga 99
8 Viet Nam 98
9 Malaysia 95
10 Marshall Islands 94
11 China 94
12 Philippines 94
13 Lao PDR 93
14 Fiji 91
15 Vanuatu 84
16 Timor-Leste 82
17 Myanmar 81
18 Indonesia 80
19 Cambodia 79
20 Solomon Islands 65
21 Kiribati 64
22 Mongolia 64
23 Papua New Guinea 48

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, Australia leads with a gap of 0 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Papua New Guinea at 48.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.