Improved water source, rural (% of rural population with access) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators
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Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling. Source: World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund, Meeting the MDG Drinking Water and Sanitation Target.
| Improved water source, rural (% of rural population with access) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2006) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Mauritius | 100 |
| 2 | Egypt | 98 |
| 3 | Botswana | 90 |
| 4 | Namibia | 90 |
| 5 | North Africa | 87.25 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 84 |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 83 |
| 8 | South Africa | 82 |
| 9 | Algeria | 81 |
| 10 | Comoros | 81 |
| 11 | Gambia | 81 |
| 12 | Lesotho | 74 |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 72 |
| 14 | Malawi | 72 |
| 15 | Ghana | 71 |
| 16 | Burundi | 70 |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 66 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 66 |
| 19 | Senegal | 65 |
| 20 | Sudan | 64 |
| 21 | Rwanda | 61 |
| 22 | Uganda | 60 |
| 23 | Guinea | 59 |
| 24 | Morocco | 58 |
| 25 | Benin | 57 |
| 26 | Eritrea | 57 |
| 27 | Djibouti | 54 |
| 28 | Mauritania | 54 |
| 29 | Liberia | 52 |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 51 |
| 31 | Swaziland | 51 |
| 32 | Africa | 50.92 |
| 33 | Kenya | 49 |
| 34 | Mali | 48 |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 47 |
| 36 | Gabon | 47 |
| 37 | Cameroon | 47 |
| 38 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | 46.78 |
| 39 | Tanzania | 46 |
| 40 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.55 |
| 41 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 44.12 |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 42 |
| 43 | Zambia | 41 |
| 44 | Chad | 40 |
| 45 | Togo | 40 |
| 46 | Angola | 39 |
| 47 | Madagascar | 36 |
| 48 | Republic of the Congo | 35 |
| 49 | Niger | 32 |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 32 |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 31 |
| 52 | Nigeria | 30 |
| 53 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 29 |
| 54 | Mozambique | 26 |
| 55 | Somalia | 10 |
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