Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Drinking water services
Egypt
7,621 people
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
9,562 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
90th
Saudi Arabia rank
87th
Drinking water services over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,562 people against 7,621 people in Egypt, a difference of 1,941 people.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 87th of 231 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,686 people | 7,248 people | 23,437 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 21,540 people | 9,195 people | 12,345 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 11,045 people | 9,365 people | 1,680 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 9,562 people against 7,621 people in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,941 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for drinking water services?
- Egypt ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 87th 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.