Ecuador vs Mexico: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 67.1% in Ecuador and 43% in Mexico, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 24.1 percentage points, or 1.56 times that in Mexico.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

EcuadorMexicoWorld

What the numbers say

Ecuador has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Ecuador ranked 87 and Mexico ranked 109 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Ecuador	Mexico	World
2022	67.1	43	72.9
2021	67	43	72.5
2020	66.8	42.9	72.3
2019	66.6	42.8	71.7
2018	66.4	42.6	71
2017	66.2	42.5	70.4
2016	65.8	42.3	69.7
2015	65.4	42.2	69.1
2014	64.9	42	68.4
2013	64.5	41.8	67.7
2012	64	41.7	67.1
2011	63.5	41.5	66.4
2010	63.1	41.4	65.9
2009	62.6	41.2	65.4
2008	62.1	41	64.9
2007	61.7	40.8	64.6
2006	61.2	40.7	64
2005	60.7	40.5	63.7
2004	60.2	40.3	63
2003	59.7	40.1	62.4
2002	59.3	40	61.8
2001	58.8	39.8	61.1
2000	58.2	39.6	60.8

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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.

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Ecuador vs Mexico: Safe drinking water

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