Guatemala vs Jamaica: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)

Guatemala
95.3%
in 2017
Jamaica
93.7%
in 2017
Guatemala rank
32nd
Jamaica rank
33rd

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) over time

  • Guatemala
  • Jamaica
020406080100200020082017

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 95.3% against 93.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.6%.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 33rd of 97 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 91.0% 89.4% 1.6% Guatemala
2010s 94.2% 93.3% 0.8% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of), Guatemala or Jamaica?
Guatemala, at 95.3% against 93.7% in Jamaica as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) between Guatemala and Jamaica?
1.6%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jamaica?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Guatemala and Jamaica rank globally for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Guatemala ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 33rd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Guatemala vs Jamaica: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of). Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-rural-percent-of-rural-population-q4/guatemala/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-rural-percent-of-rural-population-q4/guatemala/jamaica/">Guatemala vs Jamaica: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q4
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed