What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Cambodia and Ecuador?

21,246 people, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Ecuador?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Ecuador: People using improved drinking water sources

Cambodia

367,392 people

in 2024

Ecuador

388,638 people

in 2024

Cambodia rank

66th

Ecuador rank

65th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Cambodia
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 388,638 people against 367,392 people in Cambodia, a difference of 21,246 people.

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

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

Cambodia ranks 66th and Ecuador ranks 65th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.50 million people	879,581 people	1.62 million people	Cambodia
2010s	1.54 million people	611,443 people	930,609 people	Cambodia
2020s	623,499 people	401,996 people	221,502 people	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Cambodia or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 388,638 people against 367,392 people in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Cambodia and Ecuador?: 21,246 people, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Ecuador?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Ecuador rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Cambodia ranks 66th and Ecuador ranks 65th of 231 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using improved drinking water sources
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: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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