SDG Country Profiles Sustainable Development Goals, country by country
Sustainable Development Goal 6

Goal 6 of 17

Clean Water and Sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

62.3 world score, 2022
67.9 median country score, 2023
66.7 average across the countries assessed
166 countries assessed on this goal

World score since 2000

The world aggregate for this goal only.

Regional averages

Unweighted mean across the countries of each region assessed on this goal, 2023.

How the 166 scores are spread

  • 0 0
  • 0 10
  • 0 20
  • 3 30
  • 18 40
  • 39 50
  • 34 60
  • 39 70
  • 26 80
  • 7 90

Biggest gains on this goal

Change in goal score, 2015–2022.

  1. 1 Afghanistan 44.1 → 50.4 +6.3
  2. 2 Mozambique 48.9 → 54.7 +5.8
  3. 3 Lao PDR 64.4 → 69.2 +4.8
  4. 4 Nepal 66.0 → 70.8 +4.8
  5. 5 Mali 57.2 → 61.7 +4.5

Largest falls on this goal

Where the score is lower than it was in 2015.

  1. 1 Iraq 66.7 → 62.6 -4.1
  2. 2 Zimbabwe 53.3 → 51.1 -2.2
  3. 3 Ireland 84.6 → 82.9 -1.7
  4. 4 Mexico 72.5 → 71.0 -1.5
  5. 5 Czechia 84.1 → 82.9 -1.2

Every country on Goal 6

2023 scores, highest first. Ties share a rank.

RankCountryRegionScore
1 Sweden OECD 95.1
2 United Kingdom OECD 94.4
3 Finland OECD 94.3
4 Australia OECD 93.9
5 Austria OECD 92.2
6 Denmark OECD 90.7
7 Switzerland OECD 90.5
8 New Zealand OECD 89.6
9 Chile OECD 89.4
10 France OECD 89.3
11 Latvia OECD 89.2
12 Germany OECD 88.4
13 Slovenia OECD 87.8
14 Greece OECD 87.7
15 Spain OECD 87.4
16 Netherlands OECD 87.2
17 Hungary OECD 86.6
18 Croatia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 86.4
19 Canada OECD 86.1
20 Brazil Latin America & the Caribbean 86.1
21 Japan OECD 84.9
22 Poland OECD 84.4
23 Estonia OECD 84.1
24 Norway OECD 83.7
25 United States OECD 83.6
26 Belarus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 83.3
27 Ireland OECD 82.9
28 Czechia OECD 82.9
29 Slovak Republic OECD 81.8
30 Luxembourg OECD 81.6
31 Italy OECD 80.8
32 Georgia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 80.3
33 Portugal OECD 80.3
34 Colombia OECD 79.4
35 Lithuania OECD 78.8
36 Peru Latin America & the Caribbean 78.0
37 Argentina Latin America & the Caribbean 77.9
38 Paraguay Latin America & the Caribbean 76.5
39 Venezuela, RB Latin America & the Caribbean 76.3
40 Malaysia East & South Asia 76.3
41 Romania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 76.3
42 Ukraine Eastern Europe & Central Asia 76.1
43 Thailand East & South Asia 76.0
44 Uruguay Latin America & the Caribbean 75.8
45 Ecuador Latin America & the Caribbean 75.3
46 Russian Federation Eastern Europe & Central Asia 75.1
47 Serbia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 75.0
48 Costa Rica OECD 74.5
49 Vietnam East & South Asia 74.3
50 Singapore East & South Asia 74.2
51 Korea, Rep. OECD 74.0
52 Albania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 73.7
53 Maldives East & South Asia 73.7
54 Türkiye OECD 73.3
55 Bosnia and Herzegovina Eastern Europe & Central Asia 73.2
56 Cuba Latin America & the Caribbean 73.2
57 El Salvador Latin America & the Caribbean 72.6
58 Honduras Latin America & the Caribbean 72.4
59 Fiji Oceania 72.4
60 Kazakhstan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 72.4
61 North Macedonia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 71.8
62 Suriname Latin America & the Caribbean 71.4
63 Panama Latin America & the Caribbean 71.2
64 Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 71.1
65 Mexico OECD 71.0
66 Nepal East & South Asia 70.8
67 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & the Caribbean 70.6
68 Belgium OECD 70.6
69 Moldova Eastern Europe & Central Asia 70.4
70 Philippines East & South Asia 70.4
71 Jamaica Latin America & the Caribbean 70.1
72 Indonesia East & South Asia 70.1
73 Bhutan East & South Asia 69.6
74 Guyana Latin America & the Caribbean 69.2
75 Lao PDR East & South Asia 69.2
76 Bolivia Latin America & the Caribbean 69.1
77 Guatemala Latin America & the Caribbean 69.0
78 China East & South Asia 69.0
79 Myanmar East & South Asia 68.5
80 Belize Latin America & the Caribbean 68.3
81 Israel OECD 68.2
82 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 68.1
83 Bahrain Middle East & North Africa 67.9
84 Cyprus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 67.9
85 Dominican Republic Latin America & the Caribbean 67.6
86 Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 67.4
87 Bangladesh East & South Asia 67.3
88 Kyrgyz Republic Eastern Europe & Central Asia 66.4
89 Nicaragua Latin America & the Caribbean 66.3
90 Bulgaria Eastern Europe & Central Asia 66.3
91 Azerbaijan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 66.3
92 Lebanon Middle East & North Africa 66.3
93 Armenia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 65.6
94 Montenegro Eastern Europe & Central Asia 65.2
95 Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East & North Africa 65.1
96 Mongolia East & South Asia 64.9
97 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 64.8
98 Tunisia Middle East & North Africa 63.9
99 Morocco Middle East & North Africa 63.5
100 Syrian Arab Republic Middle East & North Africa 62.9
101 Cambodia East & South Asia 62.9
102 Iraq Middle East & North Africa 62.6
103 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 62.4
104 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 61.7
105 Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 61.4
106 Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East & North Africa 60.2
107 Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa 59.9
108 Iceland OECD 59.8
109 Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 59.7
110 Tajikistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 59.5
111 Brunei Darussalam East & South Asia 59.2
112 Saudi Arabia Middle East & North Africa 59.1
113 Uzbekistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 58.8
114 Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 58.2
115 India East & South Asia 58.1
116 Algeria Middle East & North Africa 58.0
117 United Arab Emirates Middle East & North Africa 58.0
118 Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 57.8
119 Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa 57.7
120 Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 57.7
121 Turkmenistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 57.3
122 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 56.0
123 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 56.0
124 Cote d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 55.2
125 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 55.2
126 Jordan Middle East & North Africa 55.2
127 Kuwait Middle East & North Africa 55.0
128 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 54.7
129 Haiti Latin America & the Caribbean 54.3
130 Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 54.3
131 Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 53.0
132 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 52.9
133 Qatar Middle East & North Africa 52.9
134 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 52.5
135 Barbados Latin America & the Caribbean 52.4
136 Congo, Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 52.0
137 Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 51.7
138 Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 51.7
139 Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa 51.4
140 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 51.1
141 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 50.9
142 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 50.5
143 Oman Middle East & North Africa 50.5
144 Afghanistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 50.4
145 Sri Lanka East & South Asia 50.2
146 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 49.7
147 Pakistan East & South Asia 49.4
148 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 49.4
149 Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa 49.3
150 Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 49.1
151 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 49.0
152 Bahamas, The Latin America & the Caribbean 48.8
153 Malta Eastern Europe & Central Asia 48.7
154 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 47.4
155 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 46.7
156 Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 44.9
157 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 44.8
158 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 43.3
159 Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 43.2
160 Papua New Guinea Oceania 42.5
161 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 42.4
162 South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 41.0
163 Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4
164 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 38.7
165 Yemen, Rep. Middle East & North Africa 36.2
166 Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 32.6