Cape Verde vs Ecuador: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Cape Verde

92.3%

in 2024

Ecuador

92.1%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

163rd

Ecuador rank

165th

Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source over time

Cape Verde
Ecuador

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 92.3% against 92.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Cape Verde ranks 163rd and Ecuador ranks 165th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source
Unit: %
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: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.