Brazil vs Uruguay: People not using improved drinking water sources

Brazil
0 people
in 2024
Uruguay
0 people
in 2024
Brazil rank
182nd
Uruguay rank
182nd

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M200020122024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0 people against 0 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0 people.

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

Brazil ranks 182nd and Uruguay ranks 182nd of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 8.18 million people 59,177 people 8.12 million people Brazil
2010s 3.70 million people 15,629 people 3.68 million people Brazil
2020s 694,634 people 0 people 694,634 people Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved drinking water sources, Brazil or Uruguay?
Brazil, at 0 people against 0 people in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved drinking water sources between Brazil and Uruguay?
0 people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for people not using improved drinking water sources?
Brazil ranks 182nd and Uruguay ranks 182nd 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
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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.