Eswatini vs Nepal: Drinking water services in rural areas

Eswatini

108,034 people

in 2024

Nepal

130,107 people

in 2024

Eswatini rank

58th

Nepal rank

57th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Nepal currently reports 130,107 people against 108,034 people in Eswatini, a difference of 22,073 people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.

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

Eswatini ranks 58th and Nepal ranks 57th 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.