Ecuador vs Malawi: Drinking water services in rural areas

Ecuador

344,032 people

in 2024

Malawi

343,014 people

in 2024

Ecuador rank

46th

Malawi rank

47th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Ecuador currently reports 344,032 people against 343,014 people in Malawi, a difference of 1,018 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 47th 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.