Guatemala vs Mexico: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 56.3% in Guatemala and 43% in Mexico, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 13.3 percentage points, or 1.31 times that in Mexico.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

GuatemalaMexicoWorld

What the numbers say

Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Guatemala ranked 96 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	Guatemala	Mexico	World
2022	56.3	43	72.9
2021	56	43	72.5
2020	55.8	42.9	72.3
2019	55.5	42.8	71.7
2018	55.3	42.6	71
2017	55	42.5	70.4
2016	54.7	42.3	69.7
2015	54.2	42.2	69.1
2014	53.7	42	68.4
2013	53.2	41.8	67.7
2012	52.7	41.7	67.1
2011	52.2	41.5	66.4
2010	51.7	41.4	65.9
2009	51.2	41.2	65.4
2008	50.7	41	64.9
2007	50.2	40.8	64.6
2006	49.7	40.7	64
2005	49.2	40.5	63.7
2004	48.7	40.3	63
2003	48.3	40.1	62.4
2002	47.8	40	61.8
2001	47.3	39.8	61.1
2000	46.8	39.6	60.8

Each country on its own

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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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Guatemala vs Mexico: Safe drinking water

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