Chile vs Nepal: Drinking water services in rural areas

Chile

98,492 people

in 2024

Nepal

130,107 people

in 2024

Chile rank

60th

Nepal rank

57th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Nepal currently reports 130,107 people against 98,492 people in Chile, a difference of 31,614 people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 60th and Nepal ranks 57th of 178 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services in rural areas
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: 178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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