What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Costa Rica and Paraguay?

0.0801 people, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?

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.

Costa Rica vs Paraguay: People using improved drinking water sources

Costa Rica

0.0879 people

in 2024

Paraguay

0.168 people

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

187th

Paraguay rank

184th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Costa Rica
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.168 people against 0.0879 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0801 people.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.9 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 187th and Paraguay ranks 184th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	60,988 people	856,434 people	795,446 people	Paraguay
2010s	16,665 people	353,168 people	336,504 people	Paraguay
2020s	0.0693 people	11,886 people	11,886 people	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Costa Rica or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 0.168 people against 0.0879 people in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 0.0801 people, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Costa Rica ranks 187th and Paraguay ranks 184th 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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