El Salvador vs Jordan: People not using improved drinking water sources
El Salvador
58,760 people
in 2024
Jordan
68,665 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
102nd
Jordan rank
99th
People not using improved drinking water sources over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 68,665 people against 58,760 people in El Salvador, a difference of 9,905 people.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 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 Jordan ranks 99th 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 | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 690,157 people | 76,279 people | 613,879 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 297,420 people | 74,640 people | 222,780 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 91,369 people | 72,006 people | 19,363 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 Jordan?
- Jordan, at 68,665 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 Jordan?
- 9,905 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd and Jordan ranks 99th 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
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.