Ecuador vs Peru: Drinking water services in rural areas

Ecuador
344,032 people
in 2024
Peru
326,080 people
in 2024
Ecuador rank
46th
Peru rank
49th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

  • Ecuador
  • Peru
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 344,032 people against 326,080 people in Peru, a difference of 17,952 people.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.

Ecuador ranks 46th and Peru ranks 49th of 178 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 862,454 people 1.48 million people 615,590 people Peru
2010s 639,976 people 868,961 people 228,985 people Peru
2020s 414,559 people 445,890 people 31,331 people Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Ecuador or Peru?
Ecuador, at 344,032 people against 326,080 people in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Ecuador and Peru?
17,952 people, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
Ecuador ranks 46th and Peru ranks 49th of 178 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 in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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