Before you play
What This Water Figure Means
This game compares access to safely managed drinking water services.
- The source tracks the share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source that is available when needed and free from contamination.
- It is not just whether a pipe exists. Reliability and water quality matter too.
- A country can score well on urban access while still leaving rural communities behind.
Safe water is infrastructure, governance, and maintenance made visible as a percentage.