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Countries That Have The Safest Drinking Water - Nations With The Best And Worst Water For Tourists

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Based on the report, there are some countries that have the safest drinking water, while some are not so safe for tourists.

If you are familiar with the phrase Montezuma's Revenge, then you are a true traveler. This is a euphemism that is used to warn tourists of the possible – how shall we put this? – digestive side effects of drinking tap water or eating certain foods in some countries. If you are not familiar with this phrase, then you are not a true traveler.

The Report

When going on vacation in a foreign country, one of the things that might be one of the last things on your mind is whether or not the water that you are drinking is safe for you to consume in the capacity of a visitor to the country.

This is despite the fact that you might look through a variety of travel guides in order to plan out what you want to see and do as soon as you arrive at your vacation spot. After all, it is very simple to arrive at your hotel after a lengthy flight, turn on the faucet in your room, and fill a glass with water to satisfy your thirst without giving any thought to whether or not this is something that you really ought to be doing.

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Drinkable tap water is something that is often taken for granted in places like the United States and the United Kingdom; however, even when tap water abroad is fine for locals, it might not be advisable for you to drink it if you do not want to spend the duration of your vacation feeling rather unwell.

The Countries Where You Can Drink Tap Water As A Tourist

We looked at the CDC Travelers' Health Destination Guides to determine which countries offered tourists potable water from their taps. These guides reveal which tourist destinations have been given the all clear regarding the safety of the water in their taps for consumption by tourists.

The list of countries where it is safe to drink tap water
The list of countries where it is safe to drink tap water
  • Slovenia
  • Martinique
  • France
  • Slovakia
  • Malta
  • Finland
  • Singapore
  • Luxembourg
  • Estonia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Denmark
  • San Marino
  • Kuwait
  • Czech Republic
  • Saint Helena
  • Japan
  • Croatia
  • Puerto Rico
  • Italy
  • Costa Rica
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.)
  • Portugal
  • Israel
  • Cook Islands
  • United States
  • Poland
  • Ireland
  • Chile
  • United Kingdom
  • Palau
  • Iceland
  • Canada
  • UAE
  • Norway
  • Hungary
  • Bermuda
  • Switzerland
  • New Zealand
  • Guadeloupe
  • Belgium
  • Sweden
  • New Caledonia
  • Greenland
  • Australia
  • Spain
  • Netherlands
  • Greece
  • Austria
  • South Korea
  • Monaco
  • Germany
  • Andorra

Countries Where You Can’t Drink Tap Water As A Tourist

According to the recommendations of the CDC, it is advised that the tap water in many popular tourist destinations is not safe to drink. Only visitors should avoid drinking from that source; residents can safely consume it.

List of countries where it is unsafe to drink tap water
List of countries where it is unsafe to drink tap water
  • Zimbabwe
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Maldives
  • Ethiopia
  • Zambia
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Malaysia
  • Egypt
  • Yemen
  • Saint Martin
  • Malawi
  • Ecuador
  • Wake Island
  • Saint Lucia
  • Madeira Islands
  • Dominican Republic
  • Virgin Islands (British)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Madagascar
  • Cyprus
  • Vietnam
  • Saint Barthelemy
  • Lithuania
  • Cuba
  • Venezuela
  • Saba
  • Libya
  • Congo
  • Vanuatu
  • Rwanda
  • Liberia
  • Colombia
  • Uzbekistan
  • Russia
  • Lesotho
  • China
  • Uruguay
  • Romania
  • Lebanon
  • Cape Verde
  • Ukraine
  • Qatar
  • Latvia
  • Canary Islands
  • Uganda
  • Pitcairn Islands
  • Laos
  • Cameroon
  • Tuvalu
  • Philippines
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Cambodia
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Peru
  • Kosovo
  • Burundi
  • Turkmenistan
  • Paraguay
  • Kiribati
  • Burma
  • Turkey
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Kenya
  • Burkina Faso
  • Tunisia
  • Panama
  • Kazakhstan
  • Bulgaria
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Pakistan
  • Jordan
  • Brunei
  • Tonga
  • Oman
  • Jamaica
  • Brazil
  • Tokelau
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Iraq
  • Botswana
  • Togo
  • North Macedonia
  • Iran
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Timor-Leste
  • North Korea
  • Indonesia
  • Bonaire
  • Thailand
  • Norfolk Island
  • India
  • Bolivia
  • Tanzania
  • Niue
  • Hong Kong
  • Bhutan
  • Tajikistan
  • Nigeria
  • Honduras
  • Benin
  • Taiwan
  • Niger
  • Haiti
  • Belize
  • Syria
  • Nepal
  • Guyan
  • Belarus
  • Suriname
  • Nauru
  • Guinea
  • Barbados
  • Namibia Sudan
  • Guatemala
  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
  • Mozambique
  • Grenad
  • The Bahamas
  • South Sudan
  • Morocco
  • Gibraltar
  • Azores
  • South Africa
  • Montenegro
  • Ghana
  • Azerbaijan
  • Somalia
  • Mongolia
  • Georgi
  • Armenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Moldova
  • Gambia
  • Argentina
  • Sierra Leone
  • Micronesia
  • Gabon
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Seychelles
  • Mexico
  • French Polynesia
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Serbia
  • Mayotte
  • Guiana
  • French
  • Angola
  • Senegal
  • Mauritania
  • Fiji
  • Algeria
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Marshall Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Albania
  • Samoa
  • Mali
  • Falkland Islands
  • Afghanistan

No longer take chances with your level of hydration. The data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were analyzed by The Family Vacation Guide to determine which countries offer tourists potable water from the tap and which tourist destinations have been given the go-ahead to allow tourists to drink their tap water.

The focus is on visitors from outside the country. According to the Family Vacation Guide, it is essential to keep in mind that neither the safe nor the unsafe list indicates that the water in a country is polluted or hazardous for the people who live there.

It is simply suggested or recommended that visitors drink only bottled water because their bodies will not have had enough time to adapt to the water in the local environment.

There were 193 countries total that were considered for this analysis. Surprisingly, only 53 countries were found to have potable water available directly from the tap. The United States of America, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Canada, Chile, and Singapore are just some of the places that can be found on this list.

Conclusion

To put that into perspective, there are 160 countries where it is not advisable for tourists to drink the water. The Bahamas, China, the Canary Islands, and the Maldives are just some of the countries that fall into the category of most unexpected travel destinations.

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