Ethiopia vs Nepal: Drinking water service usage

Ethiopia

13.5%

in 2024

Nepal

16.5%

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

158th

Nepal rank

156th

Drinking water service usage over time

Ethiopia
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 16.5% against 13.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 158th and Nepal ranks 156th of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Drinking water service usage in Ethiopia
Drinking water service usage in Nepal
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Drinking water service usage
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.