El Salvador vs Gabon: Drinking water services
El Salvador
58,759 people
in 2024
Gabon
48,745 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
73rd
Gabon rank
74th
Drinking water services over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 58,759 people against 48,745 people in Gabon, a difference of 10,014 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 73rd and Gabon ranks 74th of 231 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 294,870 people | 122,641 people | 172,230 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 170,378 people | 86,916 people | 83,462 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 90,825 people | 54,721 people | 36,104 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, El Salvador or Gabon?
- El Salvador, at 58,759 people against 48,745 people in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 10,014 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for drinking water services?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd and Gabon ranks 74th 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
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.