Chile vs Uruguay: Share of urban population using at least basic water services
Chile
99.8%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.8%
in 2024
Chile rank
54th
Uruguay rank
53rd
Share of urban population using at least basic water services over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 53rd of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 0.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population using at least basic water services, Chile or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban population using at least basic water services between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Chile ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 53rd 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 Share of urban population using at least basic water services. 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.