Guatemala vs Mexico: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Guatemala
707,323 people
in 2024
Mexico
600,167 people
in 2024
Guatemala rank
58th
Mexico rank
60th

People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time

  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M200020122024

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 707,323 people against 600,167 people in Mexico, a difference of 107,156 people.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

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

Guatemala ranks 58th and Mexico ranks 60th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using an improved 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
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.