Countries by Safe Drinking Water (%)
Complete ranking of 150 countries • % • Updated 2026
About Safe Drinking Water % Rankings
Gibraltar leads all 150 countries in Safe Drinking Water % with a value of 100, while Central African Republic ranks last at 6.22. This represents a 16-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Safe Drinking Water % Measures
Safe Drinking Water % is a health indicator reported by the World Bank that reflects population wellbeing and healthcare system effectiveness. Health metrics are critical for assessing quality of life and are closely watched by organizations like the WHO, UNICEF, and national health ministries.
Why This Ranking Matters
Countries with strong Safe Drinking Water % performance typically invest heavily in public health infrastructure, preventive care, and nutrition. The ranking reveals stark disparities between high-income and low-income nations, though notable exceptions highlight the impact of targeted health policies.
Global Range
Values range from 6.22 (Central African Republic) to 100 (Gibraltar) — a 16-fold difference across 150 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries dominate this ranking, holding 15 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 46.933 to 97.817. The overall spread from 6.22 to 100 reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Gibraltar and Hong Kong are separated by only 0%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Safe Drinking Water % are Gibraltar (100), Hong Kong (100), Hungary (100), Iceland (100), and Kuwait (100). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Central African Republic (6.22), Chad (6.34), Tuvalu (8.72), Sierra Leone (10.895), and Congo, Democratic Republic (11.873) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 150 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Gibraltar | 100.0% | Europe | 100% |
| 2nd |  Hong Kong | 100.0% | Asia | 99% |
| 3rd |  Hungary | 100.0% | Europe | 99% |
| 4th |  Iceland | 100.0% | Europe | 98% |
| 5th |  Kuwait | 100.0% | Asia | 97% |
| 6th |  Liechtenstein | 100.0% | Europe | 97% |
| 7th |  Monaco | 100.0% | Europe | 96% |
| 8th |  Macao | 100.0% | Asia | 95% |
| 9th |  New Zealand | 100.0% | Oceania | 95% |
| 10th |  Singapore | 100.0% | Asia | 94% |
| 11th |  San Marino | 100.0% | Europe | 93% |
| 12th |  Netherlands | 100.0% | Europe | 93% |
| 13th |  Denmark | 99.9% | Europe | 92% |
| 14th |  Germany | 99.9% | Europe | 91% |
| 15th |  Isle of Man | 99.9% | Europe | 91% |
| 16th |  Malta | 99.8% | Europe | 90% |
| 17th |  United Kingdom | 99.8% | Europe | 89% |
| 18th |  Sweden | 99.8% | Europe | 89% |
| 19th |  Cyprus | 99.7% | Europe | 88% |
| 20th |  France | 99.7% | Europe | 87% |
| 21st |  Luxembourg | 99.7% | Europe | 87% |
| 22nd |  Finland | 99.6% | Europe | 86% |
| 23rd |  Slovenia | 99.6% | Europe | 85% |
| 24th |  Slovakia | 99.6% | Europe | 85% |
| 25th |  Belgium | 99.5% | Europe | 84% |
| 26th |  Israel | 99.5% | Asia | 83% |
| 27th |  Spain | 99.5% | Europe | 83% |
| 28th |  South Korea | 99.3% | Asia | 82% |
| 29th |  Norway | 99.1% | Europe | 81% |
| 30th |  Estonia | 98.9% | Europe | 81% |
| 31st |  Puerto Rico | 98.9% | North America | 80% |
| 32nd |  Bahrain | 98.9% | Asia | 79% |
| 33rd |  Austria | 98.9% | Europe | 79% |
| 34th |  Japan | 98.7% | Asia | 78% |
| 35th |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 98.7% | North America | 77% |
| 36th |  United Arab Emirates | 98.6% | Asia | 77% |
| 37th |  Czechia | 98.1% | Europe | 76% |
| 38th |  Chile | 97.8% | South America | 75% |
| 39th |  United States | 97.6% | North America | 75% |
| 40th |  Latvia | 97.0% | Europe | 74% |
| 41st |  Canada | 96.9% | North America | 73% |
| 42nd |  New Caledonia | 96.9% | Oceania | 73% |
| 43rd |  Italy | 96.8% | Europe | 72% |
| 44th |  Lithuania | 96.7% | Europe | 71% |
| 45th |  Switzerland | 96.7% | Europe | 71% |
| 46th |  Greece | 96.7% | Europe | 70% |
| 47th |  Saint Martin | 96.6% | North America | 69% |
| 48th |  Bulgaria | 96.2% | Europe | 69% |
| 49th |  Ireland | 96.1% | Europe | 68% |
| 50th |  Qatar | 95.3% | Asia | 67% |
| 51st |  Portugal | 95.2% | Europe | 67% |
| 52nd |  Turkmenistan | 94.9% | Asia | 66% |
| 53rd |  Malaysia | 94.7% | Asia | 65% |
| 54th |  Iran | 94.4% | Asia | 65% |
| 55th |  Guam | 94.0% | Oceania | 64% |
| 56th |  Belarus | 93.1% | Europe | 63% |
| 57th |  Kazakhstan | 91.5% | Asia | 63% |
| 58th |  Oman | 91.1% | Asia | 62% |
| 59th |  Palau | 90.8% | Oceania | 61% |
| 60th |  Andorra | 90.6% | Europe | 61% |
| 61st |  American Samoa | 90.5% | Oceania | 60% |
| 62nd |  French Polynesia | 90.4% | Oceania | 59% |
| 63rd |  Jordan | 89.0% | Asia | 59% |
| 64th |  Poland | 88.7% | Europe | 58% |
| 65th |  Brazil | 88.6% | South America | 57% |
| 66th |  Ukraine | 87.9% | Europe | 57% |
| 67th |  Croatia | 87.3% | Europe | 56% |
| 68th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.4% | Europe | 55% |
| 69th |  Montenegro | 85.5% | Europe | 55% |
| 70th |  Romania | 82.2% | Europe | 54% |
| 71st |  Armenia | 82.1% | Europe | 53% |
| 72nd |  Uzbekistan | 81.9% | Asia | 53% |
| 73rd |  Northern Mariana Islands | 81.5% | Oceania | 52% |
| 74th |  North Macedonia | 80.8% | Europe | 51% |
| 75th |  Palestine | 80.6% | Asia | 51% |
| 76th |  Costa Rica | 80.5% | North America | 50% |
| 77th |  Morocco | 80.0% | Africa | 49% |
| 78th |  Egypt | 78.9% | Africa | 49% |
| 79th |  India | 76.4% | Asia | 48% |
| 80th |  Russia | 76.3% | Europe | 47% |
| 81st |  Moldova | 75.8% | Europe | 47% |
| 82nd |  Serbia | 75.0% | Europe | 46% |
| 83rd |  Colombia | 74.3% | North America | 45% |
| 84th |  Kyrgyzstan | 73.9% | Asia | 45% |
| 85th |  Albania | 70.8% | Europe | 44% |
| 86th |  Georgia | 70.5% | Europe | 43% |
| 87th |  Ecuador | 69.9% | South America | 43% |
| 88th |  Trinidad and Tobago | 69.4% | North America | 42% |
| 89th |  Algeria | 69.0% | Africa | 41% |
| 90th |  South Africa | 68.0% | Africa | 41% |
| 91st |  Guyana | 67.2% | North America | 40% |
| 92nd |  North Korea | 66.6% | Asia | 39% |
| 93rd |  Bhutan | 65.6% | Asia | 39% |
| 94th |  Honduras | 65.5% | North America | 38% |
| 95th |  Tajikistan | 65.1% | Asia | 37% |
| 96th |  Tunisia | 65.0% | Africa | 37% |
| 97th |  Seychelles | 64.7% | Africa | 36% |
| 98th |  Paraguay | 64.4% | South America | 35% |
| 99th |  Botswana | 63.3% | Africa | 35% |
| 100th |  Samoa | 62.5% | Oceania | 34% |
| 101st |  Iraq | 59.8% | Asia | 33% |
| 102nd |  Myanmar | 59.7% | Asia | 33% |
| 103rd |  Bangladesh | 59.1% | Asia | 32% |
| 104th |  Vietnam | 58.6% | Asia | 31% |
| 105th |  Azerbaijan | 57.8% | Europe | 31% |
| 106th |  Suriname | 55.8% | North America | 30% |
| 107th |  Peru | 49.4% | South America | 29% |
| 108th |  Guatemala | 48.8% | North America | 29% |
| 109th |  Philippines | 48.5% | Asia | 28% |
| 110th |  Gambia | 48.2% | Africa | 27% |
| 111st |  Lebanon | 47.7% | Asia | 27% |
| 112nd |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.0% | North America | 26% |
| 113rd |  Sri Lanka | 46.9% | Asia | 25% |
| 114th |  Congo | 45.9% | Africa | 25% |
| 115th |  Dominican Republic | 45.3% | North America | 24% |
| 116th |  Pakistan | 45.0% | Asia | 23% |
| 117th |  Mongolia | 43.4% | Asia | 23% |
| 118th |  Mexico | 43.0% | North America | 22% |
| 119th |  Ghana | 42.9% | Africa | 21% |
| 120th |  Fiji | 42.1% | Oceania | 21% |
| 121st |  Eswatini | 38.2% | Africa | 20% |
| 122nd |  Sao Tome and Principe | 36.7% | Africa | 19% |
| 123rd |  Côte d'Ivoire | 36.4% | Africa | 19% |
| 124th |  Laos | 35.2% | Asia | 18% |
| 125th |  Tanzania | 31.3% | Africa | 17% |
| 126th |  Lesotho | 31.3% | Africa | 17% |
| 127th |  Afghanistan | 30.6% | Asia | 16% |
| 128th |  Indonesia | 30.5% | Asia | 15% |
| 129th |  Cambodia | 30.0% | Asia | 15% |
| 130th |  Nigeria | 29.9% | Africa | 14% |
| 131st |  Tonga | 29.6% | Oceania | 13% |
| 132nd |  Mozambique | 27.5% | Africa | 13% |
| 133rd |  Senegal | 27.2% | Africa | 12% |
| 134th |  Zimbabwe | 25.5% | Africa | 11% |
| 135th |  Guinea-Bissau | 24.0% | Africa | 11% |
| 136th |  Madagascar | 22.1% | Africa | 10% |
| 137th |  Togo | 20.5% | Africa | 9% |
| 138th |  Vanuatu | 19.2% | Oceania | 9% |
| 139th |  Nauru | 18.7% | Oceania | 8% |
| 140th |  Malawi | 18.2% | Africa | 7% |
| 141st |  Uganda | 18.1% | Africa | 7% |
| 142nd |  Benin | 17.7% | Africa | 6% |
| 143rd |  Nepal | 16.5% | Asia | 5% |
| 144th |  Kiribati | 15.1% | Oceania | 5% |
| 145th |  Ethiopia | 13.5% | Africa | 4% |
| 146th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 11.9% | Africa | 3% |
| 147th |  Sierra Leone | 10.9% | Africa | 3% |
| 148th |  Tuvalu | 8.7% | Oceania | 2% |
| 149th |  Chad | 6.3% | Africa | 1% |
| 150th |  Central African Republic | 6.2% | Africa | 1% |