El Salvador vs Timor-Leste: Drinking water services in rural areas
El Salvador
58,759 people
in 2024
Timor-Leste
68,246 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
69th
Timor-Leste rank
67th
Drinking water services in rural areas over time
- El Salvador
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 68,246 people against 58,759 people in El Salvador, a difference of 9,487 people.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 69th and Timor-Leste ranks 67th 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 | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 261,497 people | 56,508 people | 204,989 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 149,769 people | 63,962 people | 85,807 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 75,242 people | 67,968 people | 7,274 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 68,246 people against 58,759 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between El Salvador and Timor-Leste?
- 9,487 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Timor-Leste?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Timor-Leste rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
- El Salvador ranks 69th and Timor-Leste ranks 67th 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.