People using safely managed drinking water in North America

12 countries in North America, 2024. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
98.9 %
Puerto Rico
Median country
74.9 %
half above, half below
World
73.7 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
43.0 to 98.9
Mexico - Puerto Rico

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Across 12 countries in North America, the highest value is in Puerto Rico (98.9 %) and the lowest in Mexico (43.0 %).

The median country is at 74.9 %: 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
1Puerto Rico98.9
2United States Virgin Islands98.7
3United States97.6
4Canada96.9
5Saint-Martin96.6
6Costa Rica80.5
7Trinidad and Tobago69.4
8Honduras65.5
9Guatemala48.8
10Turks and Caicos Islands47.0
11Dominican Republic45.3
12Mexico43.0
World Bank, WDI · SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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