Ethiopia vs India: Drinking water services
Ethiopia
5.07 million people
in 2024
India
5.68 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
6th
India rank
5th
Drinking water services over time
- Ethiopia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 5.68 million people against 5.07 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 610,700 people.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and India ranks 5th of 231 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.58 million people | 13.46 million people | 6.12 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 14.22 million people | 10.02 million people | 4.20 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 7.36 million people | 6.66 million people | 703,724 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Ethiopia or India?
- India, at 5.68 million people against 5.07 million people in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Ethiopia and India?
- 610,700 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for drinking water services?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th and India ranks 5th 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.