What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Egypt and Zimbabwe?

374,920 people, with Egypt ahead.

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

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.

Egypt vs Zimbabwe: People using improved drinking water sources

Egypt

2.25 million people

in 2024

Zimbabwe

1.88 million people

in 2024

Egypt rank

28th

Zimbabwe rank

31st

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Egypt
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.25 million people against 1.88 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 374,920 people.

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

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

Egypt ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	631,693 people	2.09 million people	1.46 million people	Zimbabwe
2010s	1.36 million people	2.02 million people	658,375 people	Zimbabwe
2020s	2.05 million people	1.92 million people	136,112 people	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Egypt or Zimbabwe?: Egypt, at 2.25 million people against 1.88 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Egypt and Zimbabwe?: 374,920 people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Zimbabwe rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Egypt ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st 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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