Eritrea vs Tajikistan: Drinking water services

Eritrea
534,414 people
in 2016
Tajikistan
644,341 people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
40th
Tajikistan rank
37th

Drinking water services over time

  • Eritrea
  • Tajikistan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 644,341 people against 534,414 people in Eritrea, a difference of 109,927 people.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

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

Eritrea ranks 40th and Tajikistan ranks 37th of 231 countries.

Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Tajikistan Difference Ahead
2000s 245,003 people 1.95 million people 1.70 million people Tajikistan
2010s 521,658 people 1.45 million people 924,311 people Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services, Eritrea or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 644,341 people against 534,414 people in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services between Eritrea and Tajikistan?
109,927 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tajikistan?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and Tajikistan rank globally for drinking water services?
Eritrea ranks 40th and Tajikistan ranks 37th 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.