How hard is it to access clean water in your country?

How many people still drink dirty water, or go to the toilet in the open? We've used new data to track global progress on the millennium development goals. Hover or click on countries for more detailed information. read more

In Canada, clean water is readily available in most communities. There are even some places where you can get water from public taps or fountains, although this is very much on a municipal level. read more

Such approaches will help to address the very real problem of inequitable distribution of water resources. Even within a given country, clean, cheap water may be available to the rich while the poor have to seek out supplies, at higher costs, from intermediary providers or unsafe natural sources. read more