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

Ecuador
16.70 million people
in 2024
Malawi
15.82 million people
in 2024
Ecuador rank
64th
Malawi rank
66th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

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

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 16.70 million people against 15.82 million people in Malawi, a difference of 877,500 people.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 64th and Malawi ranks 66th 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.