Bolivia vs Ecuador: People not using improved drinking water sources

Bolivia
804,238 people
in 2024
Ecuador
732,671 people
in 2024
Bolivia rank
62nd
Ecuador rank
63rd

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Bolivia
  • Ecuador
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 804,238 people against 732,671 people in Ecuador, a difference of 71,567 people.

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

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

Bolivia ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 63rd of 231 countries.

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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.