Ecuador vs Guatemala
Ecuador vs Guatemala: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 67.1% in Ecuador and 56.3% in Guatemala, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 10.8 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Guatemala.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2022, Ecuador ranked 87 and Guatemala ranked 96 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Ecuador | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 67.1 | 56.3 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 67 | 56 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 66.8 | 55.8 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 66.6 | 55.5 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 66.4 | 55.3 | 71 |
| 2017 | 66.2 | 55 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 65.8 | 54.7 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 65.4 | 54.2 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 64.9 | 53.7 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 64.5 | 53.2 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 64 | 52.7 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 63.5 | 52.2 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 63.1 | 51.7 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 62.6 | 51.2 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 62.1 | 50.7 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 61.7 | 50.2 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 61.2 | 49.7 | 64 |
| 2005 | 60.7 | 49.2 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 60.2 | 48.7 | 63 |
| 2003 | 59.7 | 48.3 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 59.3 | 47.8 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 58.8 | 47.3 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 58.2 | 46.8 | 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
Ecuador vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023