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Countries Ranked by Access to clean water (2024)

Access to clean water: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Gibraltar ranks #1 with 100% of population (safely managed). Hong Kong SAR, China is second with 100% of population (safely managed), 0% behind. The top five are Gibraltar, Hong Kong SAR, China, Hungary, Iceland and Kuwait. The median across all 150 is 80.6% of population (safely managed); Central African Republic is last at 6.22% of population (safely managed).

#1
Gibraltar · 100% of population (safely managed)
Median
80.6% of population (safely managed)
Coverage
150 countries
Data year
2024
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Access to clean waterBar chart of the top 10: 1. Gibraltar 100; 2. Hong Kong SAR, China 100; 3. Hungary 100; 4. Iceland 100; 5. Kuwait 100; 6. Liechtenstein 100; 7. Macao SAR, China 100; 8. Monaco 100; 9. New Zealand 100; 10. Singapore 100.Gibraltar100Hong Kong SAR, China100Hungary100Iceland100Kuwait100Liechtenstein100Macao SAR, China100Monaco100New Zealand100Singapore100
Top 10: Access to clean water (% of population (safely managed)). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Gibraltar 100; 2. Hong Kong SAR, China 100; 3. Hungary 100; 4. Iceland 100; 5. Kuwait 100; 6. Liechtenstein 100; 7. Macao SAR, China 100; 8. Monaco 100; 9. New Zealand 100; 10. Singapore 100.
Access to clean water over time, top 5Gibraltar: 100 in 2000 to 100 in 2024; Hong Kong SAR, China: 98.4 in 2000 to 100 in 2024; Hungary: 82.8 in 2000 to 100 in 2024; Iceland: 90.2 in 2000 to 100 in 2024; Kuwait: 100 in 2000 to 100 in 2024.0255075100200020122024GibraltarHong Kong SAR, ChinaHungaryIcelandKuwait
Access to clean water over time, top 5 (% of population (safely managed)). Gibraltar: 100 in 2000 to 100 in 2024; Hong Kong SAR, China: 98.4 in 2000 to 100 in 2024; Hungary: 82.8 in 2000 to 100 in 2024; Iceland: 90.2 in 2000 to 100 in 2024; Kuwait: 100 in 2000 to 100 in 2024.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Access to clean water, 2024
RankCountryAccess to clean water (% of population (safely managed))Year
1Gibraltar1002024
2Hong Kong SAR, China1002024
3Hungary1002024
4Iceland1002024
5Kuwait1002024
6Liechtenstein1002024
7Macao SAR, China1002024
8Monaco1002024
9New Zealand1002024
10Singapore1002024
11San Marino1002024
12Netherlands1002024
13Denmark99.92024
14Germany99.92024
15Isle of Man99.92024
16Malta99.82024
17United Kingdom99.82024
18Sweden99.82024
19Cyprus99.72024
20France99.72024
21Luxembourg99.72024
22Finland99.62024
23Slovenia99.62024
24Slovak Republic99.62024
25Belgium99.52024
26Israel99.52024
27Spain99.52024
28Korea, Rep.99.32024
29Norway99.12024
30Estonia98.92024
31Puerto Rico (US)98.92024
32Bahrain98.92024
33Austria98.92024
34Japan98.72024
35Virgin Islands (US)98.72024
36United Arab Emirates98.62024
37Czechia98.12024
38Chile97.82024
39United States97.62024
40Latvia972024
41Canada96.92024
42New Caledonia96.92024
43Italy96.82024
44Lithuania96.72024
45Switzerland96.72024
46Greece96.72024
47St. Martin (French part)96.62024
48Bulgaria96.22024
49Ireland96.12024
50Qatar95.32024
51Portugal95.22024
52Turkmenistan94.92024
53Malaysia94.72024
54Iran, Islamic Rep.94.42024
55Guam942024
56Belarus93.12024
57Kazakhstan91.52024
58Oman91.12024
59Palau90.82024
60Andorra90.62024
61American Samoa90.52024
62French Polynesia90.42024
63Jordan892024
64Poland88.72024
65Brazil88.62024
66Ukraine87.92024
67Croatia87.32024
68Bosnia and Herzegovina86.42024
69Montenegro85.52024
70Romania82.22024
71Armenia82.12024
72Uzbekistan81.92024
73Northern Mariana Islands81.52024
74North Macedonia80.82024
75West Bank and Gaza80.62024
76Costa Rica80.52024
77Morocco802024
78Egypt, Arab Rep.78.92024
79India76.42024
80Russian Federation76.32024
81Moldova75.82024
82Serbia752024
83Colombia74.32024
84Kyrgyz Republic73.92024
85Albania70.82024
86Georgia70.52024
87Ecuador69.92024
88Trinidad and Tobago69.42024
89Algeria692024
90South Africa682024
91Guyana67.22024
92Korea, Dem. People's Rep.66.62023
93Bhutan65.62024
94Honduras65.52024
95Tajikistan65.12024
96Tunisia652024
97Seychelles64.72024
98Paraguay64.42024
99Botswana63.32024
100Samoa62.52024

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About the top 10

#2 Hong Kong SAR, China

Hong Kong SAR, China ranks #2 on this list with 100% of population (safely managed).

Continent
Asia
Income group
High income
Population
7.5 million people (2025)
GDP
US$427.31 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$56,983 (2025)
Life expectancy
85.4 years (2024)
Urban population
100% of population (2025)
International tourist arrivals
3.57 million arrivals (2020)

Also ranks #1 in female population share · #1 in trade share of gdp · #2 in female life expectancy.

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#7 Macao SAR, China

Macao SAR, China ranks #7 on this list with 100% of population (safely managed).

Continent
Asia
Income group
High income
Population
685,900 people (2025)
GDP
US$52.06 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$75,902 (2025)
Life expectancy
83.3 years (2024)
Urban population
100% of population (2025)
International tourist arrivals
5.9 million arrivals (2020)

Also ranks #1 in population density · #2 in school enrolment (tertiary) · #2 in services value added share of gdp.

Full country profile Weather in Macau–Zhuhai (Purr Weather)

#9 New Zealand

New Zealand ranks #9 on this list with 100% of population (safely managed).

Capital
Wellington
Continent
Oceania
Income group
High income
Population
5.32 million people (2025)
GDP
US$264.06 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$49,591 (2025)
Life expectancy
82 years (2024)
Urban population
84% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Auckland.

Also ranks #3 in voice and accountability score · #4 in tax revenue share of gdp · #4 in control of corruption score.

Full country profile Weather in Auckland (Purr Weather)

Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

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Source and method

Access to clean water: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population): WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.