Tap water safety around the world

The map above is the same data as the tables below. Every country we hold data for is listed, with the share of people the WHO and UNICEF count as having safely managed drinking water, and the Numbeo drinkability score where residents have reported one.

Africa

Country Verdict Safely managed water Numbeo score
Algeria Not safe — 55.7 / 100
Angola Not safe — 20.0 / 100
Benin Not safe — 12.5 / 100
Botswana Not safe — 59.38 / 100
Burkina Faso Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Burundi Not safe — 16.67 / 100
Cameroon Not safe — 31.52 / 100
Cape Verde Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Central African Republic Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Chad Not safe — 66.67 / 100
Comoros Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Congo Not safe 46% 0.0 / 100
Democratic Republic Of the Congo Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Djibouti Not safe — 30.0 / 100
Egypt Not safe — 41.65 / 100
Equatorial Guinea Not safe — 42.86 / 100
Eritrea Not safe — 75.0 / 100
Ethiopia Not safe 14% 39.58 / 100
Gabon Not safe — 30.0 / 100
Gambia Not safe — 25.0 / 100
Ghana Not safe 55% 35.11 / 100
Guinea Not safe — 20.0 / 100
Guinea-Bissau Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Ivory Coast Not safe 45% 36.67 / 100
Kenya Not safe — 38.24 / 100
Lesotho Not safe — 75.0 / 100
Liberia Not safe — 25.0 / 100
Libya Not safe — 59.46 / 100
Madagascar Not safe — 26.56 / 100
Malawi Not safe — 37.5 / 100
Mali Not safe — 43.75 / 100
Mauritania Not safe — 56.25 / 100
Mauritius Not safe — 64.04 / 100
Mayotte Generally safe 93% 0.0 / 100
Morocco Not safe 81% 55.19 / 100
Mozambique Not safe — 23.44 / 100
Namibia Not safe — 63.39 / 100
Niger Not safe — 16.67 / 100
Nigeria Not safe 23% 37.78 / 100
Rwanda Not safe — 56.82 / 100
Réunion Generally safe 96% 50.0 / 100
Saint Helena Generally safe 89% 50.0 / 100
Senegal Not safe — 32.29 / 100
Seychelles Not safe — 52.08 / 100
Sierra Leone Not safe 10% 0.0 / 100
Somalia Not safe — 55.88 / 100
South Africa Not safe — 65.17 / 100
South Sudan Not safe — 50.0 / 100
Sudan Not safe — 47.62 / 100
Swaziland Not safe — 60.0 / 100
São Tomé and Príncipe Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Tanzania Not safe — 38.57 / 100
Togo Not safe — 25.0 / 100
Tunisia Generally safe 98% 48.82 / 100
Uganda Not safe 50% 35.19 / 100
Western Sahara Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Zambia Not safe — 30.88 / 100
Zimbabwe Not safe — 31.12 / 100

Antarctica

Country Verdict Safely managed water Numbeo score
Antarctica Inconclusive — —

Asia

Country Verdict Safely managed water Numbeo score
Afghanistan Not safe — 26.74 / 100
Armenia Generally safe 90% 77.68 / 100
Azerbaijan Generally safe 88% 37.64 / 100
Bahrain Generally safe 99% 66.23 / 100
Bangladesh Not safe 55% 44.07 / 100
Bhutan Not safe 36% 64.29 / 100
British Indian Ocean Territory Not safe — —
Brunei Not safe — 74.0 / 100
Cambodia Not safe 26% 47.6 / 100
China Not safe — 40.66 / 100
Christmas Island Not safe — —
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Not safe — —
Cyprus Generally safe 100% 58.14 / 100
East Timor Not safe — 33.33 / 100
Georgia Not safe 84% 69.76 / 100
Hong Kong Generally safe 100% 65.17 / 100
India Not safe — 43.8 / 100
Indonesia Not safe — 53.15 / 100
Iran Generally safe 92% 56.45 / 100
Iraq Not safe 59% 43.37 / 100
Israel Generally safe 99% 70.44 / 100
Japan Generally safe 99% 70.4 / 100
Jordan Generally safe 98% 46.15 / 100
Kazakhstan Generally safe 97% 56.25 / 100
Kuwait Generally safe 100% 61.57 / 100
Kyrgyzstan Not safe 83% 65.13 / 100
Laos Not safe 16% 54.17 / 100
Lebanon Not safe 48% 27.87 / 100
Macao Generally safe 100% 56.25 / 100
Malaysia Generally safe 97% 55.6 / 100
Maldives Not safe — 38.64 / 100
Mongolia Not safe 81% 43.23 / 100
Myanmar (Burma) Not safe — 32.84 / 100
Nepal Not safe 27% 34.39 / 100
North Korea Not safe 74% 33.33 / 100
Oman Generally safe 98% 70.08 / 100
Pakistan Not safe 35% 42.6 / 100
Philippines Not safe 47% 52.42 / 100
Qatar Generally safe 98% 62.6 / 100
Saudi Arabia Generally safe — 64.09 / 100
Singapore Generally safe 100% 86.54 / 100
South Korea Generally safe 98% 71.27 / 100
Sri Lanka Not safe — 63.69 / 100
Syria Not safe — 49.24 / 100
Taiwan, Province of China Not safe — 55.32 / 100
Tajikistan Not safe 73% 44.44 / 100
Thailand Not safe — 49.07 / 100
Turkmenistan Generally safe 94% 67.5 / 100
United Arab Emirates Generally safe — 65.36 / 100
Uzbekistan Generally safe 90% 70.54 / 100
Vietnam Not safe — 41.56 / 100
Yemen Not safe — 29.55 / 100

Australia

Country Verdict Safely managed water Numbeo score
American Samoa Not safe 13% 37.5 / 100
Australia Generally safe — 86.45 / 100
Cook Islands Generally safe — 100.0 / 100
Fiji Not safe — 70.59 / 100
French Polynesia Not safe — 70.0 / 100
Guam Generally safe 100% 52.27 / 100
Kiribati Not safe — —
Marshall Islands Not safe — 50.0 / 100
Micronesia Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Nauru Not safe — —
New Caledonia Generally safe 97% 75.0 / 100
New Zealand Generally safe 100% 84.13 / 100
Niue Generally safe 97% —
Norfolk Island Not safe — —
Northern Mariana Islands Generally safe 99% 50.0 / 100
Palau Generally safe — 50.0 / 100
Papua New Guinea Not safe — 46.74 / 100
Samoa Not safe 59% 60.0 / 100
Solomon Islands Not safe — 44.12 / 100
Tokelau Not safe — —
Tonga Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Tuvalu Not safe — —
United States Minor Outlying Islands Generally safe — —
Vanuatu Not safe 44% 87.5 / 100

Europe

Country Verdict Safely managed water Numbeo score
Albania Generally safe 87% 34.11 / 100
Andorra Generally safe 91% 100.0 / 100
Austria Generally safe 99% 92.49 / 100
Belarus Generally safe 97% 64.19 / 100
Belgium Generally safe 100% 68.86 / 100
Bosnia and Herzegovina Generally safe 99% 70.31 / 100
Bulgaria Generally safe 98% 69.53 / 100
Croatia Generally safe 90% 86.77 / 100
Czech Republic Generally safe 100% 83.62 / 100
Denmark Generally safe 98% 87.5 / 100
Estonia Generally safe 93% 88.76 / 100
Finland Generally safe 100% 97.19 / 100
France Generally safe 98% 73.65 / 100
Germany Generally safe 100% 81.77 / 100
Gibraltar Generally safe 100% 70.83 / 100
Greece Generally safe 100% 75.14 / 100
Hungary Generally safe 90% 79.79 / 100
Iceland Generally safe 100% 96.13 / 100
Ireland Generally safe 97% 72.8 / 100
Isle of Man Generally safe 99% 86.67 / 100
Italy Generally safe 95% 67.29 / 100
Latvia Generally safe 99% 76.85 / 100
Liechtenstein Generally safe 100% 100.0 / 100
Lithuania Generally safe 92% 89.57 / 100
Luxembourg Generally safe 100% 79.86 / 100
Malta Generally safe 100% 36.65 / 100
Moldova Not safe 75% 45.83 / 100
Monaco Generally safe 100% 51.25 / 100
Montenegro Generally safe 94% 71.21 / 100
Netherlands Generally safe 100% 90.88 / 100
North Macedonia Generally safe 86% 57.44 / 100
Norway Generally safe 98% 93.92 / 100
Poland Generally safe 100% 66.07 / 100
Portugal Generally safe 99% 80.35 / 100
Romania Generally safe 99% 61.58 / 100
Russia Generally safe 96% 55.14 / 100
San Marino Generally safe 100% 50.0 / 100
Serbia Not safe 75% 65.12 / 100
Slovakia Generally safe 100% 85.75 / 100
Slovenia Generally safe 99% 95.4 / 100
Spain Generally safe 98% 67.64 / 100
Sweden Generally safe 100% 92.43 / 100
Switzerland Generally safe 95% 91.85 / 100
Turkey Not safe — 52.31 / 100
Ukraine Generally safe 93% 42.02 / 100
United Kingdom Generally safe 100% 75.36 / 100
Vatican City Generally safe — 0.0 / 100

North America

Country Verdict Safely managed water Numbeo score
Anguilla Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Antigua and Barbuda Not safe — 75.0 / 100
Aruba Generally safe — 93.75 / 100
Bahamas Not safe — 54.55 / 100
Barbados Not safe — 91.67 / 100
Belize Not safe — 66.67 / 100
Bermuda Generally safe — 85.71 / 100
Bonaire Not safe — 0.0 / 100
British Virgin Islands Not safe — 75.0 / 100
Canada Generally safe 99% 83.05 / 100
Cayman Islands Not safe — 78.33 / 100
Costa Rica Generally safe 94% 81.02 / 100
Cuba Not safe — 48.61 / 100
Curaçao Generally safe — 90.62 / 100
Dominica Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Dominican Republic Not safe — 39.63 / 100
El Salvador Not safe — 38.04 / 100
Greenland Generally safe 98% 30.0 / 100
Grenada Generally safe 87% 72.5 / 100
Guadeloupe Generally safe 97% 0.0 / 100
Guatemala Not safe 57% 40.48 / 100
Haiti Not safe — 18.75 / 100
Honduras Not safe — 43.0 / 100
Jamaica Not safe — 56.88 / 100
Martinique Generally safe 99% 50.0 / 100
Mexico Not safe 43% 54.18 / 100
Montserrat Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Nicaragua Not safe 67% 47.73 / 100
Panama Not safe — 67.39 / 100
Puerto Rico Generally safe 97% 67.06 / 100
Saint Barthélemy Not safe — —
Saint Kitts and Nevis Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Saint Lucia Not safe — 75.0 / 100
Saint Martin Not safe — —
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Generally safe 91% —
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Not safe — 0.0 / 100
Sint Maarten Not safe — 41.67 / 100
Trinidad and Tobago Not safe — 51.27 / 100
Turks and Caicos Islands Not safe — 62.5 / 100
United States Generally safe 99% 72.64 / 100
Virgin Islands of the United States Generally safe — 87.5 / 100

South America

Country Verdict Safely managed water Numbeo score
Argentina Not safe — 70.68 / 100
Bolivia Not safe — 46.77 / 100
Brazil Not safe — 62.72 / 100
Chile Generally safe 99% 56.54 / 100
Colombia Not safe 81% 77.96 / 100
Ecuador Not safe 75% 63.93 / 100
Falkland Islands Not safe — 100.0 / 100
French Guiana Generally safe 94% 50.0 / 100
Guyana Not safe — 53.41 / 100
Paraguay Not safe 64% 59.09 / 100
Peru Not safe 50% 39.32 / 100
Suriname Not safe — 68.18 / 100
Uruguay Not safe — 72.62 / 100
Venezuela Not safe — 32.19 / 100