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No

Afghanistan

Unsafe

Yes

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Albania

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

No

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Algeria

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

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Yes

American Samoa

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Andorra

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Angola

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Anguilla

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

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Antigua and Barbuda

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

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This is some text inside of a div block.

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Argentina

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Armenia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Aruba

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Australia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Austria

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Azerbaijan

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

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This is some text inside of a div block.

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Bahamas

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Bahrain

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Bangladesh

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Barbados

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Belarus

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Belgium

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Belize

Central America

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Benin

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Bermuda

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Bhutan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Bolivia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Botswana

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Brazil

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

British Virgin Islands

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Brunei

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Bulgaria

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Burkina Faso

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Burundi

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Cambodia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Cameroon

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Canada

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Cape Verde

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Cayman Islands

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Central African Republic

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Chad

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Chile

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

China

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Colombia

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Comoros

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Cook Islands

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

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This is some text inside of a div block.

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Costa Rica

Central America

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

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This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Croatia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Cuba

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Curaçao

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Cyprus

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Czech Republic

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

DR Congo

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Denmark

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Djibouti

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Dominica

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Dominican Republic

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Ecuador

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Egypt

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

El Salvador

Central America

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Equatorial Guinea

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Eritrea

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Estonia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Eswatini

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Ethiopia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Fiji

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This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Finland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

France

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

French Guiana

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

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French Polynesia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Gabon

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Gambia

Unsafe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Georgia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Germany

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Ghana

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Gibraltar

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Greece

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Greenland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Grenada

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Guadeloupe

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Guam

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Guatemala

Central America

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Guinea

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Guinea-Bissau

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Guyana

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Haiti

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Honduras

Central America

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Hong Kong

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Hungary

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Iceland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

India

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Indonesia

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Iran

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Iraq

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Ireland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Israel

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Italy

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Ivory Coast

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Jamaica

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

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This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Japan

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Jordan

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Kazakhstan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Kenya

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Kiribati

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Kosovo

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Kuwait

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Kyrgyzstan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Laos

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Latvia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Lebanon

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Lesotho

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Liberia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Libya

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Liechtenstein

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Lithuania

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Luxembourg

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Macau

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Madagascar

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Malawi

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Malaysia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

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Maldives

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Malta

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Marshall Islands

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Martinique

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Mauritania

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Mauritius

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Mexico

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Micronesia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Moldova

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Monaco

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Mongolia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Montenegro

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Morocco

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Mozambique

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Myanmar

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Namibia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Nauru

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Nepal

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Netherlands

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

New Caledonia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

New Zealand

New Zealand Water Safety

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Nicaragua

Central America

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Niger

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Nigeria

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Niue

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

North Korea

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

North Macedonia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Norway

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Oman

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Pakistan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Palau

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Palestine

Unsafe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Panama

Central America

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Papua New Guinea

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Paraguay

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Peru

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Philippines

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Poland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Portugal

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Puerto Rico

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Qatar

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Republic of Congo

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Romania

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Russia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Rwanda

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Réunion

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Saint Lucia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Samoa

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

San Marino

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Saudi Arabia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Senegal

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Serbia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Seychelles

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Sierra Leone

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Singapore

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Sint Maarten

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Slovakia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Slovenia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Solomon Islands

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Somalia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

South Africa

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

South Korea

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

South Sudan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Spain

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Sri Lanka

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

St. Kitts and Nevis

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Sudan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Suriname

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Sweden

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Switzerland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Syria

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

São Tomé and Príncipe

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Taiwan

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Tajikistan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Tanzania

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Thailand

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Timor-Leste

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Togo

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Tonga

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

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This is some text inside of a div block.

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Trinidad and Tobago

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Tunisia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Turkey

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Turkmenistan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Turks and Caicos

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Tuvalu

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

US Virgin Islands

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Uganda

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Ukraine

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

United Arab Emirates

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

United Kingdom

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

United States

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Uruguay

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Uzbekistan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Use caution

Vanuatu

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yes

Vatican City

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Venezuela

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Vietnam

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Yemen

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Zambia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

No

Zimbabwe

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

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