The data illustrates daily cost and how much of each day’s wage paying for water takes up in five different countries: Tanzania, Uganda, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Overall, it can be seen that water in less developed countries is more expensive compared to the United Kingdom and the United States. Consequently, more of a person’s daily wage goes toward buying water.
The daily cost of water in Tanzania is 6.4 cents per person, which is less than 6 percent of the average daily wage. Uganda follows in second, with 3.2 percent of daily earnings, and 4.1 cents spent daily. Similarly, Pakistan has a high average daily percentage, with a little over 1 percent and a daily expenditure of 1.76 cents.
In contrast, United Kingdom and United States residents only dedicate a small fraction of their earnings to water, 0.013 and 0.006 percent respectively. However, if we consider daily spending, 1.3 cents for the United Kingdom is close to Pakistan. But there is a huge gap in the fractions of daily earnings spent on water.
In conclusion, payments for water in third-world countries take up a larger portion of their salaries compared to the United Kingdom and the United States.