Guatemala vs Malaysia: Drinking water services

Guatemala

265,578 people

in 2024

Malaysia

195,999 people

in 2007

Guatemala rank

53rd

Malaysia rank

56th

Drinking water services over time

Guatemala currently reports 265,578 people against 195,999 people in Malaysia, a difference of 69,579 people.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 56th of 231 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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