El Salvador vs Iran: Drinking water services

El Salvador
58,759 people
in 2024
Iran
59,304 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
73rd
Iran rank
72nd

Drinking water services over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iran
100.0k200.0k300.0k200020122024

How they compare

Iran currently reports 59,304 people against 58,759 people in El Salvador, a difference of 545 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 73rd and Iran ranks 72nd 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 Iran Difference Ahead
2000s 294,870 people 209,777 people 85,094 people El Salvador
2010s 170,378 people 74,494 people 95,884 people El Salvador
2020s 90,825 people 60,129 people 30,696 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services, El Salvador or Iran?
Iran, at 59,304 people against 58,759 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services between El Salvador and Iran?
545 people, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for drinking water services?
El Salvador ranks 73rd and Iran ranks 72nd 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.