El Salvador vs East Timor: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
El Salvador
100.0%
in 2024
East Timor
100.0%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- El Salvador
- East Timor
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in East Timor, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 188 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2% | 79.9% | 17.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 90.6% | 8.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.0% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, El Salvador or East Timor?
- El Salvador, at 100.0% against 100.0% in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between El Salvador and East Timor?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and East Timor?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and East Timor rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 188 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. 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, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.