Peru vs Suriname: Drinking water service usage

Peru

49.4%

in 2024

Suriname

55.8%

in 2024

Peru rank

120th

Suriname rank

119th

Drinking water service usage over time

Peru
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 55.8% against 49.4% in Peru, a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

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

Peru ranks 120th and Suriname ranks 119th of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Drinking water service usage in Peru
Drinking water service usage in Suriname
Full country ranking

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.