Argentina vs Chile: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Argentina

99.8%

in 2024

Chile

99.8%

in 2024

Argentina rank

55th

Chile rank

54th

Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas over time

Argentina
Chile

How they compare

Chile currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Argentina, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Argentina ranks 55th and Chile ranks 54th of 188 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas
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: 188 places, 4,631 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.