Water, Sanitation & Waste Infrastructure — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 1

Advanced 20

Established 25

Transitional 37

Foundational 51

Nascent 55

Inception 8

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Water, Sanitation & Waste Infrastructure. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Water, Sanitation & Waste Infrastructure	Dams, Reservoirs & Flood Defence	Water Supply & Treatment	Bulk Water Transfer & Desalination	Wastewater & Sanitation	Solid Waste & Recycling
1	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	18.4Frontier	17	19	18	20	18
2	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	17.4Advanced	18	18	15	18	18
3	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	17.2Advanced	19	19	12	18	18
4	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	16.8Advanced	17	17	15	17	18
5	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	16.6Advanced	16	17	17	17	16
6	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	16.6Advanced	17	18	12	18	18
7	🇺🇸United States	Americas	16.6Advanced	17	16	17	17	16
8	🇫🇷France	Europe	16.2Advanced	17	17	13	17	17
9	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	16.2Advanced	17	18	9	18	19
10	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	16.0Advanced	13	17	19	17	14
11	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	15.8Advanced	16	16	16	16	15
12	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	15.8Advanced	15	17	10	18	19
13	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	15.6Advanced	18	14	18	14	14
14	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	15.4Advanced	15	17	10	18	17
15	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	15.4Advanced	16	17	12	17	15
16	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	15.2Advanced	15	17	8	18	18
17	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	15.2Advanced	15	17	10	17	17
18	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	15.2Advanced	16	17	9	17	17
19	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	15.2Advanced	16	16	12	16	16
20	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	15.0Advanced	15	16	10	17	17
21	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	15.0Advanced	11	16	19	15	14
22	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	14.6Established	13	16	19	13	12
23	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	14.6Established	15	15	12	14	17
24	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	14.2Established	15	14	14	14	14
25	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	14.0Established	15	14	14	14	13
26	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	13.8Established	14	15	11	15	14
27	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	13.6Established	14	15	10	15	14
28	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	13.4Established	13	14	14	14	12
29	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	13.4Established	14	15	9	15	14
30	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	13.2Established	12	16	7	16	15
31	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	13.2Established	8	15	17	14	12
32	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	12.8Established	12	14	13	13	12
33	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	12.8Established	12	14	8	15	15
34	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	12.8Established	13	14	10	14	13
35	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	12.6Established	13	14	9	14	13
36	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	12.6Established	13	13	13	13	11
37	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	12.6Established	11	14	16	11	11
38	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	12.6Established	13	14	9	14	13
39	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	12.6Established	12	14	8	14	15
40	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	12.4Established	11	14	13	13	11
41	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	12.4Established	12	16	6	14	14
42	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	12.4Established	8	14	14	14	12
43	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	12.2Established	14	12	13	11	11
44	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	12.0Established	14	12	14	11	9
45	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	12.0Established	6	14	16	13	11
46	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	12.0Established	12	14	6	14	14
47	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	11.8Transitional	12	13	9	13	12
48	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	11.8Transitional	10	15	6	14	14
49	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	11.8Transitional	13	11	13	11	11
50	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	11.8Transitional	14	12	12	11	10
51	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	11.8Transitional	13	12	13	10	11
52	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	11.6Transitional	10	15	4	15	14
53	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	11.4Transitional	5	14	15	13	10
54	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	11.4Transitional	10	14	7	13	13
55	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	11.4Transitional	13	12	12	11	9
56	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	11.4Transitional	13	13	10	11	10
57	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	11.2Transitional	9	15	3	15	14
58	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	11.0Transitional	13	11	12	10	9
59	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	11.0Transitional	12	12	9	11	11
60	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	11.0Transitional	11	14	7	12	11
61	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	10.8Transitional	11	11	14	10	8
62	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	10.8Transitional	12	12	9	10	11
63	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	10.8Transitional	11	12	8	12	11
64	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	10.8Transitional	11	12	10	10	11
65	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	10.8Transitional	12	11	12	10	9
66	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	10.8Transitional	10	12	12	11	9
67	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	10.8Transitional	11	12	11	11	9
68	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	10.6Transitional	10	13	8	11	11
69	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	10.6Transitional	11	12	9	11	10
70	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	10.4Transitional	10	13	8	10	11
71	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	10.2Transitional	11	11	10	10	9
72	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	10.0Transitional	5	15	3	15	12
73	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	10.0Transitional	13	11	8	9	9
74	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	9.8Transitional	9	12	7	11	10
75	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	9.6Transitional	11	10	9	9	9
76	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	9.6Transitional	11	11	8	9	9
77	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	9.6Transitional	10	10	9	10	9
78	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	9.4Transitional	10	11	9	9	8
79	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	9.2Transitional	7	13	6	11	9
80	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	9.2Transitional	10	10	8	9	9
81	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	9.0Transitional	10	10	8	9	8
82	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	10	10	9	8	8
83	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	9.0Transitional	8	11	9	8	9
84	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	8.8Foundational	8	11	9	8	8
85	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	8.8Foundational	3	13	2	13	13
86	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	8.8Foundational	11	10	8	8	7
87	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	8.6Foundational	5	13	7	9	9
88	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	8.6Foundational	9	10	8	8	8
89	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	8.6Foundational	9	10	6	9	9
90	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	8.6Foundational	9	11	6	9	8
91	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	8.6Foundational	9	11	5	9	9
92	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	8.4Foundational	8	11	8	8	7
93	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	8.4Foundational	11	8	10	6	7
94	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	8.4Foundational	5	11	7	10	9
95	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	8.4Foundational	10	9	9	7	7
96	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	8.0Foundational	8	10	6	8	8
97	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	8.0Foundational	9	10	5	8	8
98	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	8.0Foundational	8	10	6	8	8
99	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	7.8Foundational	8	10	4	9	8
100	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	7.8Foundational	9	9	6	8	7
101	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	7.8Foundational	5	10	9	9	6
102	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	7.6Foundational	4	11	8	8	7
103	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	7.6Foundational	9	9	7	6	7
104	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	7.6Foundational	10	10	4	7	7
105	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	7.6Foundational	8	9	8	7	6
106	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	7.4Foundational	11	8	6	6	6
107	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	7.4Foundational	5	10	9	7	6
108	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	7.4Foundational	8	9	6	7	7
109	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	7.4Foundational	8	9	6	7	7
110	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	7.4Foundational	7	10	6	7	7
111	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	7.4Foundational	8	8	9	6	6
112	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	7.2Foundational	4	11	6	8	7
113	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	7.2Foundational	9	7	8	6	6
114	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	7.0Foundational	7	9	5	7	7
115	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	7.0Foundational	8	8	7	6	6
116	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	7.0Foundational	9	8	6	5	7
117	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	7.0Foundational	9	6	8	6	6
118	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	6.6Foundational	8	8	5	6	6
119	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	6.6Foundational	8	7	9	5	4
120	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	6.4Foundational	6	9	4	7	6
121	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	6.4Foundational	7	8	5	6	6
122	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	6.4Foundational	7	9	4	6	6
123	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	6.4Foundational	8	7	6	5	6
124	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	6.2Foundational	8	8	5	5	5
125	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	6.2Foundational	10	6	5	5	5
126	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	6.2Foundational	6	7	6	6	6
127	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	6.2Foundational	8	8	5	5	5
128	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	6.2Foundational	7	9	3	6	6
129	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	6.2Foundational	9	7	5	5	5
130	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	6.2Foundational	8	8	5	5	5
131	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	6.0Foundational	7	8	4	5	6
132	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	6	8	5	5
133	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	6.0Foundational	6	8	3	7	6
134	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	6.0Foundational	6	8	4	6	6
135	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	5.8Nascent	5	9	3	6	6
136	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	5.8Nascent	6	8	5	5	5
137	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	5.8Nascent	8	7	4	5	5
138	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	5.8Nascent	6	7	4	5	7
139	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	5.8Nascent	5	9	3	6	6
140	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	5.8Nascent	8	7	4	5	5
141	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	5.6Nascent	7	6	5	5	5
142	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	5.6Nascent	8	8	2	5	5
143	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	5.6Nascent	4	9	3	6	6
144	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	5.6Nascent	6	7	5	5	5
145	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	5.6Nascent	4	9	3	6	6
146	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	5.6Nascent	8	6	5	5	4
147	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	5.6Nascent	8	6	5	4	5
148	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	5.6Nascent	3	9	4	6	6
149	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	5.4Nascent	7	6	5	4	5
150	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	5.4Nascent	4	9	3	5	6
151	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	5.2Nascent	5	7	4	5	5
152	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	5.2Nascent	4	7	4	5	6
153	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	4	8	3	5	5
154	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	5.0Nascent	7	6	4	4	4
155	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	4.8Nascent	6	6	4	4	4
156	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	4.6Nascent	6	6	3	4	4
157	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	4.6Nascent	6	6	4	3	4
158	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	4.6Nascent	5	6	4	4	4
159	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	4.6Nascent	6	5	4	4	4
160	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	4.6Nascent	3	7	3	5	5
161	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	4.6Nascent	5	6	3	4	5
162	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	4.4Nascent	3	6	6	4	3
163	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	4.4Nascent	6	5	4	4	3
164	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	4.4Nascent	3	6	3	5	5
165	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	4.2Nascent	5	6	4	3	3
166	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	4.2Nascent	6	5	3	3	4
167	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	4.2Nascent	5	5	5	3	3
168	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	4.2Nascent	7	4	4	3	3
169	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	4.0Nascent	1	9	0	4	6
170	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	4.0Nascent	5	5	2	4	4
171	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	4.0Nascent	5	5	3	3	4
172	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	4.0Nascent	5	5	3	3	4
173	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	3.8Nascent	3	6	3	4	3
174	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	3.8Nascent	6	5	2	3	3
175	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	3.8Nascent	3	6	3	3	4
176	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	3.8Nascent	3	6	2	4	4
177	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	3.6Nascent	4	5	3	3	3
178	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	3.6Nascent	2	6	4	3	3
179	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	3.6Nascent	4	5	3	3	3
180	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	3.6Nascent	3	6	2	3	4
181	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	3.4Nascent	5	5	3	2	2
182	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	3.4Nascent	3	5	3	3	3
183	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	3.4Nascent	3	5	2	3	4
184	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	3.4Nascent	2	5	3	3	4
185	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	3.2Nascent	4	4	2	3	3
186	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	3.2Nascent	3	5	2	3	3
187	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	3.2Nascent	3	5	2	3	3
188	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	3.0Nascent	4	4	2	3	2
189	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	5	2	3	2
190	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	2.8Inception	3	5	2	2	2
191	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	2.8Inception	2	4	2	3	3
192	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	2.8Inception	4	4	2	2	2
193	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	2.8Inception	3	4	3	2	2
194	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	2.4Inception	2	4	2	2	2
195	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	2.2Inception	2	3	2	2	2
196	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	1.8Inception	2	3	1	1	2
197	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	1.6Inception	1	3	1	2	1