Ecuador vs Laos: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Ecuador
5.46 million people
in 2024
Laos
5.04 million people
in 2024
Ecuador rank
43rd
Laos rank
45th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Ecuador
  • Laos
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 5.46 million people against 5.04 million people in Laos, a difference of 425,340 people.

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

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

Ecuador ranks 43rd and Laos ranks 45th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.