The table compares the amount people have to pay for their minimum daily water in five countries. It also shows the percentage of the average daily wage this represents in each place.
First of all, we can see that Tanzania and Uganda have the highest daily water costs while the UK and US have the lowest. This means, for instance, that Tanzanians pay 6. 4 cents, whereas Americans pay a mere 0. 85 cents for the same amount of water. These differences are even greater when we consider the percentage of the average daily wage this cost represents. In both Tanzania and Uganda, the cost is significant, representing 5. 7% and 3. 2% respectively. In the UK and US, however, the cost is only a tiny fraction of the daily wage at 0. 013% and 0. 006%. And, despite the daily cost of water in Pakistan being similar to that in the UK, it represents as much as 1. 1% of the daily wage.
Overall, the table shows that there are huge differences between the cost of water in the developing countries and the industrialised west.
The table compares the amount
people
have to
pay for their minimum
daily
water
in five countries. It
also
shows
the percentage of the average
daily
wage this represents in each place.
First of all
, we can
see
that Tanzania and Uganda have the highest
daily
water
costs
while the UK and US have the lowest. This means,
for instance
, that Tanzanians pay 6. 4 cents, whereas Americans pay a mere 0. 85 cents for the same amount of
water
. These differences are even greater when we consider the percentage of the average
daily
wage this
cost
represents. In both Tanzania and Uganda, the
cost
is significant, representing 5. 7% and 3. 2%
respectively
. In the UK and US,
however
, the
cost
is
only
a tiny fraction of the
daily
wage at 0. 013% and 0. 006%. And, despite the
daily
cost
of
water
in Pakistan being similar to that in the UK, it represents as much as 1. 1% of the
daily
wage.
Overall
, the table
shows
that there are huge differences between the
cost
of
water
in the
developing countries
and the
industrialised
west.