People using safely managed drinking water in Asia

40 countries in Asia, 2024. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
100.0 %
Hong Kong
Median country
78.5 %
half above, half below
World
73.7 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
16.5 to 100.0
Nepal - Hong Kong

How to read it

Across 40 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Hong Kong (100.0 %) and the lowest in Nepal (16.5 %).

The median country is at 78.5 %: half are above, half below.

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, note: Aggregate data… · via World Bank WDI (SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS) · licence

Safe drinking water over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Hong Kong100.0
2Kuwait100.0
3Macao100.0
4Singapore100.0
5Cyprus99.7
6Israel99.5
7South Korea99.3
8Bahrain98.9
9Japan98.7
10United Arab Emirates98.6
11Qatar95.3
12Turkmenistan94.9
13Malaysia94.7
14Iran94.4
15Kazakhstan91.5
16Oman91.1
17Jordan89.0
18Armenia82.1
19Uzbekistan81.9
20Palestine80.6
21India76.4
22Kyrgyzstan73.9
23Georgia70.5
24Bhutan65.6
25Tajikistan65.1
26Iraq59.8
27Myanmar59.7
28Bangladesh59.1
29Vietnam58.6
30Azerbaijan57.8
31Philippines48.5
32Lebanon47.7
33Sri Lanka46.9
34Pakistan45.0
35Mongolia43.4
36Laos35.2
37Afghanistan30.6
38Indonesia30.5
39Cambodia30.0
40Nepal16.5
World Bank, WDI · SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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