El Salvador vs Gabon: Drinking water services in rural areas
El Salvador
58,759 people
in 2024
Gabon
42,046 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
69th
Gabon rank
72nd
Drinking water services in rural areas over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 58,759 people against 42,046 people in Gabon, a difference of 16,713 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Gabon's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 69th and Gabon ranks 72nd of 178 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 273,587 people | 95,496 people | 178,090 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 149,769 people | 66,089 people | 83,679 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 75,242 people | 45,560 people | 29,682 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, El Salvador or Gabon?
- El Salvador, at 58,759 people against 42,046 people in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 16,713 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
- El Salvador ranks 69th and Gabon ranks 72nd 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
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.