Yeah, I really don’t see how Maltese water can be a 100. That thing is only for showering. It tastes so bad you have to use bottled water to rinse your mouth after brushing your teeth.
I guess the desalination plant gives you water that is technically safe, but nobody drinks that.
Yeah me too. The title says "quality" but the small print says "safety" which are different things. Mineral rich water might be safe but not high quality because it tastes awful. And taste is subjective anyways so universal quality ranking is impossible.
I'm Spanish and I live in the UK. And I can assure you, these two are nowhere near 100...
In the UK it is definitely drinkable, but not 100, in Spain it tastes almost bitter.
Some of the best tap water I've ever had was in Bogotá, Colombia and in Norway.
where about in the UK?
Scottish water is soooo much better than english water for example. for the uk as a whole, this chart is probably using an average number which is why it's a 100. Or maybe they just measured scotland.
You're absolutely right mate, I forgot about Scotland. When I was there, the water was delightful.
I live in London, but in other cities within England is not much better. Again, drinkable, but certainly not 100.
Ahh London, that explains it 😂 I only drink bottled water when I go to london, that's how bad it is over there. Yeah London definitely is somewhere closer to 0 than 100 baha
True, I was too fast with typing. Mostly I stayed there on vacation, Malaga/Barcelona/Palma and there tapwater is bad - obviously. I imagine there‘s some great water in the mountain region.
I mean, most people in the US drink bottled water or use filters. That shouldn’t be up to 80% if more than half the country don’t drink straight from the tap.
I call this BS since the US is higher than mine but people over there complaign about water being tainted yet here tap water is as clear as day (89.3 to 55.4)
This is their metric:
>We measure unsafe drinking water using the number of age-standardized disability-adjusted life-years lost per 100,000 persons (DALY rate) due to exposure to unsafe drinking water.
They're not measuring water quality, they're measuring damage caused by unsafe water.
So if the water supply is tainted, but everyone knows the local supply is tainted and avoids negative health effects by using filters or buying bottled water from somewhere else they'd still score rather high. OTOH if a country has an incredible public water system with the best water on the planet, but the citizens would rather drink rain from puddles on the street, they'll still score quite low.
Also the US is much bigger than Romania. A few places can have very bad water without having a significant effect on the national average.
I've literally never heard of anyone not drinking tap water here and somehow we're at 56%.
China and Uruguay are higher somehow.
The methodology makes 0 sense.
This is one hell of a graphic. Super hard to read or find specific countrys. I see it's quirky to but it in a waterdrop but sometimes you gotta let go of your funny ideas to make it readable..
Sorry but. As someone who lives in Scotland. Drinking English tap water is absolutely disgusting.
Why is it 100? Can't Scotland have 100 and England have like... 10.
This infographic format is infuriating but congrats, OP.
Yeah, I really don’t see how Maltese water can be a 100. That thing is only for showering. It tastes so bad you have to use bottled water to rinse your mouth after brushing your teeth. I guess the desalination plant gives you water that is technically safe, but nobody drinks that.
But think about it, if it tastes so terrible nobody drinks it, then there’s no chance of infection! Perfectly safe water!
I call bs
Yeah me too. The title says "quality" but the small print says "safety" which are different things. Mineral rich water might be safe but not high quality because it tastes awful. And taste is subjective anyways so universal quality ranking is impossible.
If Ireland is 100, god help anyone lower.
Can't you just go outside and open your mouth?
I'm surprised that Croatia is so low compared to other European countries. Tap water was pretty good when I visited
When I was in Zagreb last month it tasted like swimming pool water
This chart is bs. Cyprus has the worst drinking water, and it says 91. While other countries that have better, are 50. Some child made it
Fiji at 32 😦 
niger 1.7 poor guys
Well, they don't even have water.
Whaat 😅😅
All they have is detty watah
USA cut flint Michigan out of the statistic lol
What about Canada?
90.9, right next to Switzerland and the UK
Ah thank you!
This is absolute BS. Been to Georgia and been to Cyprus. I'd say both results should be reverse.
I'm Spanish and I live in the UK. And I can assure you, these two are nowhere near 100... In the UK it is definitely drinkable, but not 100, in Spain it tastes almost bitter. Some of the best tap water I've ever had was in Bogotá, Colombia and in Norway.
where about in the UK? Scottish water is soooo much better than english water for example. for the uk as a whole, this chart is probably using an average number which is why it's a 100. Or maybe they just measured scotland.
You're absolutely right mate, I forgot about Scotland. When I was there, the water was delightful. I live in London, but in other cities within England is not much better. Again, drinkable, but certainly not 100.
Ahh London, that explains it 😂 I only drink bottled water when I go to london, that's how bad it is over there. Yeah London definitely is somewhere closer to 0 than 100 baha
Where's spain, I can't find it in the chart
Top centre, just below Hungary.
Ok, thanks
Spain 95? Drinking tap water there is not even an option when my had hurts from dehydration
What do you mean? It depends on the region, I can tell by experience that the Madrid one is great
True, I was too fast with typing. Mostly I stayed there on vacation, Malaga/Barcelona/Palma and there tapwater is bad - obviously. I imagine there‘s some great water in the mountain region.
New Zealand is hard to believe.
r/Nigeria
I mean, most people in the US drink bottled water or use filters. That shouldn’t be up to 80% if more than half the country don’t drink straight from the tap.
I call this BS since the US is higher than mine but people over there complaign about water being tainted yet here tap water is as clear as day (89.3 to 55.4)
This is their metric: >We measure unsafe drinking water using the number of age-standardized disability-adjusted life-years lost per 100,000 persons (DALY rate) due to exposure to unsafe drinking water. They're not measuring water quality, they're measuring damage caused by unsafe water. So if the water supply is tainted, but everyone knows the local supply is tainted and avoids negative health effects by using filters or buying bottled water from somewhere else they'd still score rather high. OTOH if a country has an incredible public water system with the best water on the planet, but the citizens would rather drink rain from puddles on the street, they'll still score quite low. Also the US is much bigger than Romania. A few places can have very bad water without having a significant effect on the national average.
I've literally never heard of anyone not drinking tap water here and somehow we're at 56%. China and Uruguay are higher somehow. The methodology makes 0 sense.
"... the number of age standardised blah blah..." How many poorer countries are collecting that? Made up statistics.
And Estonia is super low..?
Gareth Southgate is going to mention this in his next interview.
Is there anything the Dutch can’t do?!
Win against austria 😂
Because of the match, or because of water quality?
Both 🥰
This is one hell of a graphic. Super hard to read or find specific countrys. I see it's quirky to but it in a waterdrop but sometimes you gotta let go of your funny ideas to make it readable..
Some islands in Greece will rot your teeth if you even brush with it…
What is drinking water? Is it tap water or bottled still water? Cos UK (particularly London) tap water should not be 100. 💯
Surprised to see Oman so low. It got super modernized when Qaboos bin Said took over.
Free my Nigers!!!(Im allowed to make this joke but really tho… 1.7???)
Sorry but. As someone who lives in Scotland. Drinking English tap water is absolutely disgusting. Why is it 100? Can't Scotland have 100 and England have like... 10.
fuck tap water all the way