The Sanitation & Drinking Water issue category measures how well countries protect human health from environmental risks on two indicators: unsafe drinking water and unsafe sanitation.
Sanitation & Drinking Water
| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1 | 100 | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 | 100 | 0.9 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 100 | - |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Finland | 1 | 100 | 0.3 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 100 | - |
| Malta | 7 | 99.8 | 1.6 |
| Germany | 8 | 99 | 0.9 |
| Luxembourg | 9 | 98.6 | 2 |
| Sweden | 10 | 98.5 | 1.9 |
| Italy | 11 | 98.2 | 1.5 |
| Greece | 11 | 98.2 | 0.6 |
| Ireland | 13 | 97.4 | 1.7 |
| Denmark | 13 | 97.4 | 2.5 |
| Spain | 15 | 96.8 | 1 |
| France | 16 | 96.2 | 4.2 |
| Japan | 17 | 95 | 0.9 |
| Austria | 18 | 94.7 | 0.9 |
| Cyprus | 19 | 93.9 | 1.4 |
| Belgium | 20 | 93.6 | 3.6 |
| Singapore | 21 | 93.2 | 0.6 |
| Israel | 22 | 92.8 | 2.3 |
| South Korea | 23 | 90.7 | 2.2 |
| Canada | 24 | 88 | 2.2 |
| Australia | 25 | 87 | 1.5 |
| United States of America | 26 | 86.1 | 1.7 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 27 | 85.6 | 1.7 |
| Portugal | 28 | 83.4 | 2.6 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 80.4 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 30 | 76.4 | 0.4 |
| Slovenia | 31 | 74.7 | 0.4 |
| Taiwan | 32 | 72.4 | 2.2 |
| Slovakia | 33 | 71.8 | 1.7 |
| Poland | 34 | 71.7 | 2.1 |
| Uruguay | 35 | 70.8 | 5.8 |
| Croatia | 36 | 70.2 | 1.8 |
| Bulgaria | 37 | 68.3 | 2.6 |
| Chile | 38 | 68.1 | 3.2 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 67.4 | 2.2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 67.2 | 1.7 |
| Qatar | 41 | 66.5 | 2.9 |
| Costa Rica | 42 | 66.1 | 4.1 |
| Montenegro | 43 | 65.6 | 2.9 |
| Mauritius | 44 | 65.5 | 3.5 |
| Serbia | 44 | 65.5 | 2.7 |
| Argentina | 46 | 64.7 | 3.6 |
| Jordan | 47 | 62.6 | 7.2 |
| Hungary | 48 | 62.2 | 0.7 |
| Estonia | 49 | 61.9 | 1.3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50 | 61.4 | 3.2 |
| North Macedonia | 51 | 61.1 | 2.4 |
| Belarus | 52 | 60.5 | 1.4 |
| Lebanon | 53 | 59.7 | 5 |
| China | 54 | 59.4 | 4.6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 55 | 59.3 | 5.9 |
| Latvia | 56 | 59 | 1.3 |
| Lithuania | 57 | 58.3 | 1 |
| Oman | 57 | 58.3 | 3.2 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 57.6 | 3.1 |
| Armenia | 60 | 57.2 | 0.3 |
| Bahrain | 61 | 56.6 | 2.3 |
| Romania | 62 | 55.9 | 2.6 |
| Colombia | 63 | 55.8 | 5.4 |
| Thailand | 63 | 55.8 | 4.5 |
| Russia | 65 | 55.4 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 66 | 55.1 | -0.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 66 | 55.1 | 3.4 |
| Bahamas | 68 | 55 | 0.4 |
| Albania | 69 | 54 | 2.5 |
| Iran | 70 | 53.6 | 3.7 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 71 | 53.4 | 1.6 |
| Algeria | 72 | 53.2 | 3.2 |
| Mexico | 73 | 52.8 | 4.3 |
| Viet Nam | 74 | 52.7 | 3.7 |
| Turkey | 75 | 52.6 | 3.9 |
| Tunisia | 75 | 52.6 | 1.9 |
| Uzbekistan | 77 | 52 | 1.9 |
| Barbados | 78 | 51.9 | - |
| Georgia | 79 | 51.6 | 2.2 |
| Seychelles | 80 | 51.4 | 2.8 |
| Ecuador | 81 | 50.2 | 6.2 |
| Moldova | 82 | 50 | 1.5 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 82 | 50 | 1 |
| Cuba | 84 | 49.6 | 1.6 |
| Iraq | 84 | 49.6 | 11.1 |
| Jamaica | 86 | 49.3 | -0.5 |
| Samoa | 87 | 49.2 | 1.8 |
| Sri Lanka | 88 | 48.4 | 4.4 |
| Maldives | 89 | 47.8 | 3.2 |
| Paraguay | 90 | 47.5 | 4.5 |
| Dominica | 90 | 47.5 | 0.6 |
| Turkmenistan | 92 | 47.3 | 7.5 |
| Grenada | 93 | 47 | 0.8 |
| Venezuela | 94 | 46.8 | 2 |
| Tonga | 95 | 46.4 | 0.7 |
| Brazil | 96 | 46.1 | 7.2 |
| Azerbaijan | 97 | 45.5 | 1.5 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 97 | 45.5 | 4.5 |
| Saint Lucia | 99 | 45.4 | 0.6 |
| Panama | 100 | 43.5 | 6.7 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100 | 43.5 | 1.6 |
| Mongolia | 102 | 43.1 | 3 |
| Peru | 103 | 43 | 1.7 |
| Nicaragua | 104 | 42.8 | 6.5 |
| Belize | 105 | 42.6 | 2.4 |
| El Salvador | 106 | 41.6 | 3.4 |
| Morocco | 107 | 40.8 | 8.9 |
| Bolivia | 108 | 40 | 5.6 |
| Suriname | 109 | 39.3 | 2.9 |
| Philippines | 110 | 39 | 7.1 |
| Dominican Republic | 111 | 38.9 | 3 |
| Egypt | 112 | 36.6 | 8.5 |
| Cabo Verde | 113 | 35.5 | 4.1 |
| Micronesia | 113 | 35.5 | 1.9 |
| Guyana | 115 | 35.3 | 4.9 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 116 | 35.2 | 11 |
| Fiji | 117 | 34.6 | 3.3 |
| Cambodia | 118 | 34.2 | 7.2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 119 | 33.1 | 9 |
| Marshall Islands | 120 | 32.2 | 4.4 |
| Honduras | 121 | 31.8 | 6 |
| Bhutan | 122 | 31.2 | 4.9 |
| Tajikistan | 123 | 30.9 | 6 |
| Myanmar | 124 | 30.8 | 9 |
| Indonesia | 125 | 28.4 | 6.7 |
| Guatemala | 126 | 28.2 | 7 |
| Afghanistan | 127 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Gabon | 128 | 27.6 | 8.6 |
| Bangladesh | 129 | 27.3 | 4.8 |
| Nepal | 130 | 27 | 7.3 |
| Laos | 131 | 26.5 | 8.9 |
| Timor-Leste | 132 | 25.9 | 3.7 |
| South Africa | 133 | 24.6 | 7 |
| Sudan | 134 | 22.3 | 10 |
| Vanuatu | 135 | 21.5 | 2.9 |
| Botswana | 136 | 20.8 | 5.7 |
| Ghana | 136 | 20.8 | 3.7 |
| Namibia | 138 | 19.6 | 5.4 |
| India | 139 | 19.4 | 8.9 |
| Gambia | 140 | 19.1 | 4.5 |
| Tanzania | 141 | 18.4 | 5 |
| Djibouti | 142 | 18.3 | 5.2 |
| Uganda | 143 | 17.6 | 3.2 |
| Pakistan | 144 | 17.4 | 5.2 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 145 | 17.2 | 5.3 |
| Rwanda | 146 | 16.9 | 5.7 |
| Zimbabwe | 147 | 16.8 | 4.3 |
| Mozambique | 148 | 16.4 | 5.3 |
| Kiribati | 149 | 16.3 | 4.1 |
| Papua New Guinea | 150 | 15.5 | 3.6 |
| Comoros | 151 | 15.2 | 3.9 |
| Republic of Congo | 152 | 14.6 | 9 |
| Haiti | 153 | 14 | 5.9 |
| Solomon Islands | 153 | 14 | 4.3 |
| Mauritania | 155 | 13.6 | 7.2 |
| Kenya | 155 | 13.6 | 6.5 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 157 | 13.5 | 9.7 |
| Zambia | 158 | 13.4 | 6.7 |
| Benin | 158 | 13.4 | 4.1 |
| Senegal | 160 | 13.1 | 2.5 |
| Angola | 161 | 12.8 | 8.9 |
| Eswatini | 162 | 12.6 | 5.6 |
| Malawi | 163 | 12 | 4.6 |
| Sierra Leone | 164 | 11.5 | 4.1 |
| Guinea | 165 | 11.2 | 4.6 |
| Ethiopia | 166 | 10.9 | 4.8 |
| Liberia | 167 | 9.8 | 6.7 |
| Mali | 168 | 8.2 | 4.5 |
| Burkina Faso | 169 | 7.7 | 2.9 |
| Cameroon | 169 | 7.7 | 6.3 |
| Lesotho | 171 | 7.2 | 3.6 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 172 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Eritrea | 173 | 6.3 | 4.4 |
| Madagascar | 174 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| Burundi | 175 | 5.3 | 3 |
| Togo | 176 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Nigeria | 177 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Niger | 178 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Chad | 179 | - | - |
| Central African Republic | 179 | - | - |