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Best Clean Water Access by Country 2026

water · % of population

Gibraltar has among the world's best access to safely managed drinking water at 100.0% of the population. Safely managed drinking water goes beyond basic access — it must be located on-premises, available when needed, and free from contamination. Nearly 2 billion people globally still lack access to safely managed drinking water.

RankCountry% of population
1🌐Gibraltar100.0%
2🌐Hong Kong SAR, China100.0%
3🇭🇺Hungary100.0%
4🇮🇸Iceland100.0%
5🇰🇼Kuwait100.0%
6🇱🇮Liechtenstein100.0%
7🌐Macao SAR, China100.0%
8🇲🇨Monaco100.0%
9🇳🇿New Zealand100.0%
10🇸🇬Singapore100.0%
11🇸🇲San Marino100.0%
12🇳🇱Netherlands100.0%
13🇩🇰Denmark99.9%
14🇩🇪Germany99.9%
15🌐Isle of Man99.9%
16🇲🇹Malta99.8%
17🇬🇧United Kingdom99.8%
18🇸🇪Sweden99.8%
19🇨🇾Cyprus99.7%
20🇫🇷France99.7%
21🇱🇺Luxembourg99.7%
22🇫🇮Finland99.6%
23🇸🇮Slovenia99.6%
24🇸🇰Slovak Republic99.6%
25🌐Belgium99.5%
26🇮🇱Israel99.5%
27🇪🇸Spain99.5%
28🇰🇷Korea, Rep.99.3%
29🇳🇴Norway99.1%
30🇪🇪Estonia98.9%
31🌐Puerto Rico (US)98.9%
32🇧🇭Bahrain98.9%
33🇦🇹Austria98.9%
34🇯🇵Japan98.7%
35🌐Virgin Islands (U.S.)98.7%
36🇦🇪United Arab Emirates98.6%
37🇨🇿Czechia98.1%
38🇨🇱Chile97.8%
39🇺🇸United States97.6%
40🇱🇻Latvia97.0%
41🇨🇦Canada96.9%
42🌐New Caledonia96.9%
43🇮🇹Italy96.8%
44🇱🇹Lithuania96.7%
45🇨🇭Switzerland96.7%
46🇬🇷Greece96.7%
47🌐St. Martin (French part)96.6%
48🇧🇬Bulgaria96.2%
49🇮🇪Ireland96.1%
50🇶🇦Qatar95.3%
51🇵🇹Portugal95.2%
52🇹🇲Turkmenistan94.9%
53🇲🇾Malaysia94.7%
54🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.94.4%
55🌐Guam94.0%
56🇧🇾Belarus93.1%
57🇰🇿Kazakhstan91.5%
58🇴🇲Oman91.1%
59🇵🇼Palau90.8%
60🇦🇩Andorra90.6%
61🌐American Samoa90.5%
62🌐French Polynesia90.4%
63🇯🇴Jordan89.0%
64🇵🇱Poland88.7%
65🇧🇷Brazil88.6%
66🇺🇦Ukraine87.9%
67🇭🇷Croatia87.3%
68🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina86.4%
69🇲🇪Montenegro85.5%
70🇷🇴Romania82.2%
71🇦🇲Armenia82.1%
72🇺🇿Uzbekistan81.9%
73🌐Northern Mariana Islands81.5%
74🇲🇰North Macedonia80.8%
75🇵🇸West Bank and Gaza80.6%
76🇨🇷Costa Rica80.5%
77🇲🇦Morocco80.0%
78🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.78.9%
79🇮🇳India76.4%
80🇷🇺Russian Federation76.3%
81🇲🇩Moldova75.8%
82🇷🇸Serbia75.0%
83🇨🇴Colombia74.3%
84🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic73.9%
85🇦🇱Albania70.8%
86🇬🇪Georgia70.5%
87🇪🇨Ecuador69.9%
88🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago69.4%
89🇩🇿Algeria69.0%
90🇿🇦South Africa68.0%
91🇬🇾Guyana67.2%
92🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.66.6%
93🇧🇹Bhutan65.6%
94🇭🇳Honduras65.5%
95🇹🇯Tajikistan65.1%
96🇹🇳Tunisia65.0%
97🇸🇨Seychelles64.7%
98🇵🇾Paraguay64.4%
99🇧🇼Botswana63.3%
100🇼🇸Samoa62.5%
101🇮🇶Iraq59.8%
102🇲🇲Myanmar59.7%
103🇧🇩Bangladesh59.1%
104🇻🇳Viet Nam58.6%
105🇦🇿Azerbaijan57.8%
106🇸🇷Suriname55.8%
107🇵🇪Peru49.4%
108🇬🇹Guatemala48.8%
109🇵🇭Philippines48.5%
110🇬🇲Gambia, The48.2%
111🇱🇧Lebanon47.7%
112🌐Turks and Caicos Islands47.0%
113🇱🇰Sri Lanka46.9%
114🇨🇬Congo, Rep.45.9%
115🇩🇴Dominican Republic45.3%
116🇵🇰Pakistan45.0%
117🇲🇳Mongolia43.4%
118🇲🇽Mexico43.0%
119🇬🇭Ghana42.9%
120🇫🇯Fiji42.1%
121🇸🇿Eswatini38.2%
122🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe36.7%
123🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire36.4%
124🇱🇦Lao PDR35.2%
125🇹🇿Tanzania31.3%
126🇱🇸Lesotho31.3%
127🇦🇫Afghanistan30.6%
128🇮🇩Indonesia30.5%
129🇰🇭Cambodia30.0%
130🇳🇬Nigeria29.9%
131🇹🇴Tonga29.6%
132🇲🇿Mozambique27.5%
133🇸🇳Senegal27.2%
134🇿🇼Zimbabwe25.5%
135🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau24.0%
136🇲🇬Madagascar22.1%
137🇹🇬Togo20.5%
138🇻🇺Vanuatu19.2%
139🇳🇷Nauru18.7%
140🇲🇼Malawi18.2%
141🇺🇬Uganda18.1%
142🇧🇯Benin17.7%
143🇳🇵Nepal16.5%
144🇰🇮Kiribati15.1%
145🇪🇹Ethiopia13.5%
146🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.11.9%
147🇸🇱Sierra Leone10.9%
148🇹🇻Tuvalu8.7%
149🇹🇩Chad6.3%
150🇨🇫Central African Republic6.2%
—🌐AbkhaziaNo data
—🇦🇴AngolaNo data
—🇦🇬Antigua and BarbudaNo data
—🇦🇷ArgentinaNo data
—🌐ArubaNo data
—🇦🇺AustraliaNo data
—🇧🇸Bahamas, TheNo data
—🇧🇧BarbadosNo data
—🇧🇿BelizeNo data
—🌐BermudaNo data
—🇧🇴BoliviaNo data
—🌐British Virgin IslandsNo data
—🇧🇳Brunei DarussalamNo data
—🇧🇫Burkina FasoNo data
—🇧🇮BurundiNo data
—🇨🇻Cabo VerdeNo data
—🇨🇲CameroonNo data
—🌐Cayman IslandsNo data
—🌐Channel IslandsNo data
—🇨🇳ChinaNo data
—🇰🇲ComorosNo data
—🇨🇺CubaNo data
—🌐CuracaoNo data
—🇩🇯DjiboutiNo data
—🇩🇲DominicaNo data
—🇸🇻El SalvadorNo data
—🇬🇶Equatorial GuineaNo data
—🇪🇷EritreaNo data
—🌐Faroe IslandsNo data
—🇬🇦GabonNo data
—🌐GreenlandNo data
—🇬🇩GrenadaNo data
—🇬🇳GuineaNo data
—🇭🇹HaitiNo data
—🇯🇲JamaicaNo data
—🇰🇪KenyaNo data
—🌐KosovoNo data
—🇱🇷LiberiaNo data
—🇱🇾LibyaNo data
—🇲🇻MaldivesNo data
—🇲🇱MaliNo data
—🇲🇭Marshall IslandsNo data
—🇲🇷MauritaniaNo data
—🇲🇺MauritiusNo data
—🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.No data
—🇳🇦NamibiaNo data
—🇳🇮NicaraguaNo data
—🇳🇪NigerNo data
—🌐Northern CyprusNo data
—🇵🇦PanamaNo data
—🇵🇬Papua New GuineaNo data
—🇷🇼RwandaNo data
—🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaNo data
—🌐Sint Maarten (Dutch part)No data
—🇸🇧Solomon IslandsNo data
—🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.No data
—🌐SomalilandNo data
—🌐South OssetiaNo data
—🇸🇸South SudanNo data
—🇰🇳St. Kitts and NevisNo data
—🇱🇨St. LuciaNo data
—🇻🇨St. Vincent and the GrenadinesNo data
—🇸🇩SudanNo data
—🇸🇾Syrian Arab RepublicNo data
—🌐TaiwanNo data
—🇹🇭ThailandNo data
—🇹🇱Timor-LesteNo data
—🇹🇷TurkiyeNo data
—🇺🇾UruguayNo data
—🇻🇪Venezuela, RBNo data
—🌐Western SaharaNo data
—🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.No data
—🇿🇲ZambiaNo data

Key Insights

The top three countries in best clean water access by country 2026 are: Gibraltar (100.0%), Hong Kong SAR, China (100.0%), Hungary (100.0%). At the other end of the scale, Central African Republic (6.2%), Chad (6.3%), Tuvalu (8.7%) record the lowest values among countries with data. The median value across 150 countries with data is 80.5%.

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