El Salvador vs Georgia: People not using improved drinking water sources

El Salvador
58,760 people
in 2024
Georgia
64,447 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
102nd
Georgia rank
101st

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • El Salvador
  • Georgia
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How they compare

Georgia currently reports 64,447 people against 58,760 people in El Salvador, a difference of 5,687 people.

That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

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

El Salvador ranks 102nd and Georgia ranks 101st 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 Georgia Difference Ahead
2000s 690,157 people 181,818 people 508,339 people El Salvador
2010s 297,420 people 114,210 people 183,211 people El Salvador
2020s 91,369 people 74,318 people 17,051 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved drinking water sources, El Salvador or Georgia?
Georgia, at 64,447 people against 58,760 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved drinking water sources between El Salvador and Georgia?
5,687 people, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Georgia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Georgia rank globally for people not using improved drinking water sources?
El Salvador ranks 102nd and Georgia ranks 101st 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.