Egypt vs Jordan: Drinking water services
Egypt
7,621 people
in 2024
Jordan
6,933 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
90th
Jordan rank
92nd
Drinking water services over time
- Egypt
- Jordan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7,621 people against 6,933 people in Jordan, a difference of 688 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 90th and Jordan ranks 92nd of 231 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,686 people | 3,536 people | 27,150 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 21,540 people | 5,354 people | 16,186 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 11,045 people | 6,733 people | 4,312 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Egypt or Jordan?
- Egypt, at 7,621 people against 6,933 people in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Egypt and Jordan?
- 688 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jordan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Jordan rank globally for drinking water services?
- Egypt ranks 90th and Jordan ranks 92nd of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drinking water services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.