Gabon vs East Timor: Drinking water services
Gabon
48,745 people
in 2024
East Timor
68,246 people
in 2024
Gabon rank
74th
East Timor rank
71st
Drinking water services over time
- Gabon
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 68,246 people against 48,745 people in Gabon, a difference of 19,501 people.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.4 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 74th and East Timor ranks 71st of 231 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119,002 people | 61,659 people | 57,343 people | Gabon |
| 2010s | 86,916 people | 67,785 people | 19,132 people | Gabon |
| 2020s | 54,721 people | 69,107 people | 14,386 people | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Gabon or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 68,246 people against 48,745 people in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Gabon and East Timor?
- 19,501 people, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and East Timor?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and East Timor rank globally for drinking water services?
- Gabon ranks 74th and East Timor ranks 71st 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.