Ecuador vs Guatemala: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Ecuador
16.70 million people
in 2024
Guatemala
17.15 million people
in 2024
Ecuador rank
64th
Guatemala rank
63rd

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Ecuador
  • Guatemala
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 17.15 million people against 16.70 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 454,400 people.

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

Ecuador ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 63rd of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least a basic drinking water source
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 using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.