Yet, having access to a service does not automatically
imply that the service is of good quality or
reliable, whatever the sector (electricity, roads,
telecommunications). Hence, this paper attempts to go
beyond this dichotomous view in the specific case of
water supply. In most available statistics in this sector,
the percentage of population with access to
potable water is taken into account, in order to measure
the level of service. Though this indicator makes
international comparisons possible,