Burundi vs Eritrea: Drinking water services

Burundi

485,989 people

in 2023

Eritrea

534,414 people

in 2016

Burundi rank

42nd

Eritrea rank

40th

Drinking water services over time

Eritrea currently reports 534,414 people against 485,989 people in Burundi, a difference of 48,425 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 42nd and Eritrea ranks 40th of 231 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services
Unit: people
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: 231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.