Equatorial Guinea vs Maldives: Water withdrawals per capita
Equatorial Guinea
10.72 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Maldives
11.22 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
179th
Maldives rank
178th
Water withdrawals per capita over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.22 cubic meters per person against 10.72 cubic meters per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.5 cubic meters per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 179th and Maldives ranks 178th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.03 cubic meters per person | 16.69 cubic meters per person | 7.34 cubic meters per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 25.25 cubic meters per person | 19.87 cubic meters per person | 5.38 cubic meters per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 21.1 cubic meters per person | 19.61 cubic meters per person | 1.49 cubic meters per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.03 cubic meters per person | 14.09 cubic meters per person | 0.0658 cubic meters per person | Maldives |
| 2020s | 11.12 cubic meters per person | 11.41 cubic meters per person | 0.2917 cubic meters per person | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Equatorial Guinea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 11.22 cubic meters per person against 10.72 cubic meters per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Equatorial Guinea and Maldives?
- 0.5 cubic meters per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Maldives?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Maldives rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 179th and Maldives ranks 178th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.