Considering that a negative Annual Rates of Change (ARC) indicates a decrease in access to water from one year to the next, and a zero ARC indicates no change, which of the following statements is most true based on the data?
Although access to basic water services on a national level increased for more countries, more countries had a decrease in access in urban than rural areas.
Although access to basic water services increased for more countries in rural areas than on a national level, more countries had full access to basic water services in urban areas.
Most countries had a similar change in access to basic water services across all types of population areas.
Although access to basic water services on a national level remained unchanged for more countries than in rural and urban areas, rural areas had the greatest decrease in access.