Costa Rica vs Mexico: Drinking water services

Costa Rica
0 people
in 2024
Mexico
0 people
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
119th
Mexico rank
119th

Drinking water services over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0 people against 0 people in Mexico, a difference of 0 people.

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

Costa Rica ranks 119th and Mexico ranks 119th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 81,944 people 2.13 million people 2.05 million people Mexico
2010s 19,169 people 833,843 people 814,674 people Mexico
2020s 0 people 15,198 people 15,198 people Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 0 people against 0 people in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for drinking water services?
Costa Rica ranks 119th and Mexico ranks 119th of 231 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 services. 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 services
Unit
people
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
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.