How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Egypt?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Egypt: People using improved drinking water sources

Burundi

1.92 million people

in 2024

Egypt

2.25 million people

in 2024

Burundi rank

30th

Egypt rank

28th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Burundi
Egypt

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.25 million people against 1.92 million people in Burundi, a difference of 333,840 people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 30th and Egypt ranks 28th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.12 million people	631,693 people	486,987 people	Burundi
2010s	1.44 million people	1.36 million people	73,244 people	Burundi
2020s	1.52 million people	2.05 million people	537,366 people	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Burundi or Egypt?: Egypt, at 2.25 million people against 1.92 million people in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Burundi and Egypt?: 333,840 people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Egypt?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Egypt rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Burundi ranks 30th and Egypt ranks 28th 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using improved drinking water sources
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, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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