Ecuador vs Madagascar: People using at least a basic drinking water source
Ecuador
16.70 million people
in 2024
Madagascar
17.69 million people
in 2024
Ecuador rank
64th
Madagascar rank
62nd
People using at least a basic drinking water source over time
- Ecuador
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 17.69 million people against 16.70 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 991,600 people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 64th and Madagascar ranks 62nd of 231 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.93 million people | 7.57 million people | 4.36 million people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 14.56 million people | 12.07 million people | 2.49 million people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 16.36 million people | 16.38 million people | 13,360 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using at least a basic drinking water source, Ecuador or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 17.69 million people against 16.70 million people in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using at least a basic drinking water source between Ecuador and Madagascar?
- 991,600 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Madagascar rank globally for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Ecuador ranks 64th and Madagascar ranks 62nd 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. 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 using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.