Maldives vs Uruguay: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source
Maldives
99.8%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.6%
in 2024
Maldives rank
65th
Uruguay rank
67th
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source over time
- Maldives
- Uruguay
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.8% against 99.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Maldives ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 67th of 231 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 97.5% | 2.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 99.0% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population using at least a basic drinking water source, Maldives or Uruguay?
- Maldives, at 99.8% against 99.6% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population using at least a basic drinking water source between Maldives and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Uruguay rank globally for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Maldives ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 67th 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 Share of population 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
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.