Ecuador vs Peru: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Ecuador
97.8%
in 2024
Peru
97.8%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
105th
Peru rank
103rd

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

  • Ecuador
  • Peru
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 97.8% against 97.8% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Ecuador ranks 105th and Peru ranks 103rd 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.