Argentina vs Equatorial Guinea: People not using improved drinking water sources

Argentina
420,840 people
in 2016
Equatorial Guinea
505,844 people
in 2017
Argentina rank
72nd
Equatorial Guinea rank
70th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Argentina
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 505,844 people against 420,840 people in Argentina, a difference of 85,004 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 72nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 70th of 231 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.05 million people 388,059 people 661,228 people Argentina
2010s 505,084 people 458,086 people 46,998 people Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved drinking water sources, Argentina or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 505,844 people against 420,840 people in Argentina as of 2017.
What is the difference in people not using improved drinking water sources between Argentina and Equatorial Guinea?
85,004 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Equatorial Guinea?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Argentina and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for people not using improved drinking water sources?
Argentina ranks 72nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 70th 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 not 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

Indicator
People not 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

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.