Eritrea vs Somalia: Drinking water services in rural areas

Eritrea

528,044 people

in 2016

Somalia

542,348 people

in 2024

Eritrea rank

39th

Somalia rank

37th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Somalia currently reports 542,348 people against 528,044 people in Eritrea, a difference of 14,304 people.

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

Eritrea ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 37th 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.