How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Guyana?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Fiji vs Guyana: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Fiji

887,550 people

in 2024

Guyana

794,887 people

in 2024

Fiji rank

159th

Guyana rank

161st

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

Fiji
Guyana

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 887,550 people against 794,887 people in Guyana, a difference of 92,663 people.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

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

Fiji ranks 159th and Guyana ranks 161st of 231 countries.

Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
2000s	832,570 people	688,362 people	144,208 people	Fiji
2010s	872,374 people	713,424 people	158,951 people	Fiji
2020s	879,269 people	783,236 people	96,033 people	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least a basic drinking water source, Fiji or Guyana?: Fiji, at 887,550 people against 794,887 people in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least a basic drinking water source between Fiji and Guyana?: 92,663 people, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Guyana?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Fiji and Guyana rank globally for people using at least a basic drinking water source?: Fiji ranks 159th and Guyana ranks 161st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Fiji vs Guyana: People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/people-with-access-to-at-least-basic-drinking-water/fiji/guyana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/people-with-access-to-at-least-basic-drinking-water/fiji/guyana/">Fiji vs Guyana: People using at least a basic drinking water source</a> — Statizoid

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: 18 September 2026

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.