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

Within the “South Asia” group, Maldives leads People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024 at 100, while Sri Lanka sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 88. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.025.050.074.999.9MaldivesMaldives: 10099.9BhutanBhutan: 9999.3BangladeshBangladesh: 9998.8IndiaIndia: 9594.9NepalNepal: 9494.0Sri LankaSri Lanka: 8888.4

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Maldives 100
2 Bhutan 99
3 Bangladesh 99
4 India 95
5 Nepal 94
6 Sri Lanka 88

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, Maldives leads with a gap of 1 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Sri Lanka at 88.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.