Which has higher drinking water service usage, Dominican Republic or Mexico?

Dominican Republic, at 45.3% against 43.0% in Mexico as of 2024.

What is the difference in drinking water service usage between Dominican Republic and Mexico?

2.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water service usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Drinking water service usage

Dominican Republic

45.3%

in 2024

Mexico

43.0%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

128th

Mexico rank

131st

Drinking water service usage over time

Dominican Republic
Mexico

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 45.3% against 43.0% in Mexico, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 128th and Mexico ranks 131st of 163 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	42.8%	40.6%	2.2%	Dominican Republic
2010s	44.4%	42.0%	2.5%	Dominican Republic
2020s	45.2%	42.8%	2.4%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water service usage, Dominican Republic or Mexico?: Dominican Republic, at 45.3% against 43.0% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water service usage between Dominican Republic and Mexico?: 2.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Mexico rank globally for drinking water service usage?: Dominican Republic ranks 128th and Mexico ranks 131st of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water service usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Drinking water service usage
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.