Argentina vs Guinea-Bissau: People not using improved drinking water sources

Argentina
420,840 people
in 2016
Guinea-Bissau
512,949 people
in 2024
Argentina rank
72nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
69th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Argentina
  • Guinea-Bissau
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M200020122024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 512,949 people against 420,840 people in Argentina, a difference of 92,109 people.

That makes Guinea-Bissau'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 Guinea-Bissau ranks 69th of 231 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 1.05 million people 524,240 people 525,048 people Argentina
2010s 505,084 people 520,132 people 15,048 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved drinking water sources, Argentina or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 512,949 people against 420,840 people in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved drinking water sources between Argentina and Guinea-Bissau?
92,109 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Guinea-Bissau?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Argentina and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people not using improved drinking water sources?
Argentina ranks 72nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 69th 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.