Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 44.9% in Dominican Republic and 67.1% in Ecuador, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 22.2 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Dominican Republic.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Dominican RepublicEcuadorWorld

What the numbers say

Ecuador has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Dominican Republic ranked 106 and Ecuador ranked 87 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	World
2022	44.9	67.1	72.9
2021	44.9	67	72.5
2020	44.8	66.8	72.3
2019	44.7	66.6	71.7
2018	44.6	66.4	71
2017	44.5	66.2	70.4
2016	44.4	65.8	69.7
2015	44.3	65.4	69.1
2014	44.2	64.9	68.4
2013	44	64.5	67.7
2012	43.9	64	67.1
2011	43.8	63.5	66.4
2010	43.6	63.1	65.9
2009	43.5	62.6	65.4
2008	43.3	62.1	64.9
2007	43.1	61.7	64.6
2006	43	61.2	64
2005	42.8	60.7	63.7
2004	42.6	60.2	63
2003	42.4	59.7	62.4
2002	42.2	59.3	61.8
2001	42.1	58.8	61.1
2000	42	58.2	60.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Dominican Republic vs Ecuador

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Deaths in conflictsDominican Republic: 0 deaths in 2022Ecuador: 91 deaths in 2022