Egypt vs Tunisia: Drinking water services

Egypt
7,621 people
in 2024
Tunisia
8,339 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
90th
Tunisia rank
88th

Drinking water services over time

  • Egypt
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 8,339 people against 7,621 people in Egypt, a difference of 718 people.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 90th and Tunisia ranks 88th of 231 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 30,686 people 41,333 people 10,648 people Tunisia
2010s 21,540 people 24,077 people 2,536 people Tunisia
2020s 11,045 people 11,638 people 592.9 people Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services, Egypt or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 8,339 people against 7,621 people in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services between Egypt and Tunisia?
718 people, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tunisia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Tunisia rank globally for drinking water services?
Egypt ranks 90th and Tunisia ranks 88th 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

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

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