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

Argentina
99.8%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.8%
in 2024
Argentina rank
55th
Uruguay rank
53rd

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

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Argentina ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 53rd 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

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.