Guatemala vs Peru: Drinking water services

Guatemala

265,578 people

in 2024

Peru

344,189 people

in 2024

Guatemala rank

53rd

Peru rank

50th

Drinking water services over time

Peru currently reports 344,189 people against 265,578 people in Guatemala, a difference of 78,611 people.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Guatemala's.

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

Guatemala ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 50th 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.