Worldwide water safety reference

Tap Water Safety by Country

Drinking water safety ratings for 205 countries and territories worldwide, organized by region. Select a country for a full guide including water source, hardness, and traveler tips.

Europe

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Albania Caution Andorra Safe Austria Safe Belarus Generally Safe Belgium Safe Bosnia and Herzegovina Generally Safe Bulgaria Generally Safe Croatia Safe Cyprus Generally Safe Czech Republic Safe Denmark Safe Estonia Safe Finland Safe France Safe Georgia Generally Safe Germany Safe Greece Generally Safe Hungary Safe Iceland Safe Ireland Safe Italy Generally Safe Kosovo Generally Safe Latvia Safe Liechtenstein Safe Lithuania Safe Luxembourg Safe Malta Safe Moldova Generally Safe Monaco Safe Montenegro Generally Safe Netherlands Safe North Macedonia Generally Safe Norway Safe Poland Safe Portugal Safe Romania Generally Safe Russia Caution San Marino Safe Serbia Generally Safe Slovakia Safe Slovenia Safe Spain Safe Sweden Safe Switzerland Safe Turkey Caution Ukraine Not Safe United Kingdom Safe Vatican City Caution

Asia

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Afghanistan Not Safe Armenia Caution Azerbaijan Caution Bangladesh Caution Bhutan Not Safe Brunei Safe Cambodia Not Safe China Not Safe Hong Kong Safe India Not Safe Indonesia Not Safe Japan Safe Kazakhstan Generally Safe Kyrgyzstan Caution Laos Not Safe Macau Generally Safe Malaysia Caution Maldives Caution Mongolia Generally Safe Myanmar Not Safe Nepal Not Safe North Korea Not Safe Pakistan Caution Philippines Caution Singapore Safe South Korea Safe Sri Lanka Not Safe Taiwan Generally Safe Tajikistan Caution Thailand Not Safe Timor-Leste Caution Turkmenistan Caution Uzbekistan Caution Vietnam Not Safe

North America

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Antigua and Barbuda Caution Aruba Generally Safe Bahamas Generally Safe Barbados Generally Safe Belize Caution Bermuda Caution Canada Safe Cayman Islands Safe Costa Rica Generally Safe Cuba Not Safe Curaçao Generally Safe Dominica Caution Dominican Republic Not Safe El Salvador Not Safe Grenada Caution Guatemala Not Safe Haiti Not Safe Honduras Not Safe Jamaica Caution Mexico Not Safe Nicaragua Not Safe Panama Generally Safe Puerto Rico Generally Safe Saint Kitts and Nevis Caution Saint Lucia Caution Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caution Trinidad and Tobago Caution Turks and Caicos Caution

South America

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Argentina Generally Safe Bolivia Caution Brazil Caution Chile Generally Safe Colombia Caution Ecuador Caution Guyana Not Safe Paraguay Caution Peru Not Safe Suriname Caution Uruguay Generally Safe Venezuela Caution

Africa

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Algeria Not Safe Angola Not Safe Benin Not Safe Botswana Generally Safe Burkina Faso Not Safe Burundi Not Safe Cabo Verde Caution Cameroon Not Safe Central African Republic Not Safe Chad Not Safe Comoros Not Safe Côte d'Ivoire Caution DR Congo Not Safe Djibouti Not Safe Egypt Not Safe Equatorial Guinea Not Safe Eritrea Not Safe Eswatini Caution Ethiopia Not Safe Gabon Not Safe Gambia Not Safe Ghana Caution Guinea Not Safe Guinea-Bissau Not Safe Kenya Not Safe Lesotho Not Safe Liberia Not Safe Libya Not Safe Madagascar Not Safe Malawi Not Safe Mali Not Safe Mauritania Not Safe Mauritius Generally Safe Morocco Caution Mozambique Not Safe Namibia Generally Safe Niger Not Safe Nigeria Not Safe Republic of the Congo Not Safe Rwanda Caution Senegal Caution Seychelles Generally Safe Sierra Leone Not Safe Somalia Not Safe South Africa Generally Safe South Sudan Not Safe Sudan Not Safe São Tomé and Príncipe Not Safe Tanzania Not Safe Togo Not Safe Tunisia Generally Safe Uganda Not Safe Zambia Not Safe Zimbabwe Not Safe

Oceania

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Australia Safe Cook Islands Generally Safe Fiji Generally Safe French Polynesia Generally Safe Kiribati Not Safe Marshall Islands Caution Micronesia Caution Nauru Not Safe New Zealand Safe Palau Generally Safe Papua New Guinea Caution Samoa Caution Solomon Islands Caution Tonga Caution Tuvalu Not Safe Vanuatu Caution

Middle East

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Bahrain Generally Safe Iran Caution Iraq Caution Israel Safe Jordan Generally Safe Kuwait Generally Safe Lebanon Caution Oman Generally Safe Qatar Generally Safe Saudi Arabia Generally Safe Syria Not Safe United Arab Emirates Generally Safe Yemen Not Safe