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Safely Managed Drinking Water in Maldives

Maldives: Safely Managed Drinking Water was 1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 218 countries
All-time high
1
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Safely Managed Drinking Water in Maldives, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 02005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 1

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

Maldives recorded 1 for safely managed drinking water in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, safely managed drinking water in Maldives peaked at 1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2004.

That places Maldives 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Safely Managed Drinking Water in Maldives, year by year

Year Value Change
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 1 —
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 1 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 0 0 6
2010s 0.5 0 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is safely managed drinking water in Maldives?
Safely managed drinking water in Maldives was 1 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest safely managed drinking water recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
What is the lowest safely managed drinking water recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2004.
How does Maldives rank for safely managed drinking water?
Maldives ranks 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Safely Managed Drinking Water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Safely Managed Drinking Water
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 4,380 data points, 2004–2023
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