Burundi vs Eritrea: Drinking water services in rural areas

Burundi

485,989 people

in 2023

Eritrea

528,044 people

in 2016

Burundi rank

40th

Eritrea rank

39th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Eritrea currently reports 528,044 people against 485,989 people in Burundi, a difference of 42,055 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

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

Burundi ranks 40th and Eritrea ranks 39th of 178 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services in rural areas
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: 178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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