Tap water safety in Gabon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ‘Ž In general, the water in Gabon is not safe to drink.

Lonely Planet

Do not drink tap water. Bottled water is widely available, or use sterlisation tablets.

Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)

According to the CDC tap water is generally not safe for consumption.

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 30.0 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "Low"

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 730$ per year in Gabon by drinking tap water instead of buying bottled water.

๐Ÿณ Drinking tap water would also help with reducing your plastic footprint and improve environmental pollution.

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Like in most countries, water quality and accessibility differs from location to location, therefore it's the best to check the information available on that place.


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