Qatar vs Uruguay: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Qatar
3.05 million people
in 2024
Uruguay
3.37 million people
in 2024
Qatar rank
131st
Uruguay rank
129th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Qatar
  • Uruguay
1.0M2.0M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.37 million people against 3.05 million people in Qatar, a difference of 326,060 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

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

Qatar ranks 131st and Uruguay ranks 129th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 956,276 people 3.21 million people 2.25 million people Uruguay
2010s 2.30 million people 3.33 million people 1.03 million people Uruguay
2020s 2.91 million people 3.38 million people 471,492 people Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least a basic drinking water source, Qatar or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 3.37 million people against 3.05 million people in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least a basic drinking water source between Qatar and Uruguay?
326,060 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Uruguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Qatar and Uruguay rank globally for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
Qatar ranks 131st and Uruguay ranks 129th 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

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.