El Salvador vs Israel: People using improved drinking water sources
El Salvador
0.1289 people
in 2024
Israel
0.0649 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
185th
Israel rank
188th
People using improved drinking water sources over time
- El Salvador
- Israel
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1289 people against 0.0649 people in Israel, a difference of 0.064 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 185th and Israel ranks 188th of 231 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 395,287 people | 0.1579 people | 395,287 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 127,042 people | 0.0203 people | 127,042 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 543.8 people | 0.1102 people | 543.69 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, El Salvador or Israel?
- El Salvador, at 0.1289 people against 0.0649 people in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between El Salvador and Israel?
- 0.064 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Israel?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Israel rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?
- El Salvador ranks 185th and Israel ranks 188th 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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About this data
Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.