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

Peru

97.8%

in 2024

East Timor

97.7%

in 2024

Peru rank

103rd

East Timor rank

106th

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

Peru
East Timor

How they compare

Peru currently reports 97.8% against 97.7% in East Timor, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 103rd and East Timor ranks 106th 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.