Guyana vs Suriname: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Guyana
272,809 people
in 2024
Suriname
280,119 people
in 2024
Guyana rank
91st
Suriname rank
90th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Guyana
  • Suriname
0100.0k200.0k300.0k200020122024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 280,119 people against 272,809 people in Guyana, a difference of 7,310 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 90th 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
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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.