Ecuador vs India: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban

Ecuador
82.4%
in 2024
India
83.0%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
38th
India rank
37th

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban over time

  • Ecuador
  • India
020406080200020122024

How they compare

India currently reports 83.0% against 82.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 38th and India ranks 37th of 104 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador India Difference Ahead
2000s 71.2% 70.3% 0.9% Ecuador
2010s 74.8% 76.7% 1.9% India
2020s 80.9% 81.6% 0.7% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using safely managed drinking water services, urban, Ecuador or India?
India, at 83.0% against 82.4% in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using safely managed drinking water services, urban between Ecuador and India?
0.6%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and India rank globally for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
Ecuador ranks 38th and India ranks 37th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). 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

Ecuador vs India: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services-urban-percent-of-urban-population/ecuador/india/

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-safely-managed-drinking-water-services-urban-percent-of-urban-population/ecuador/india/">Ecuador vs India: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 3,310 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.