Egypt vs Rwanda: People not using improved drinking water sources

Egypt
2.26 million people
in 2024
Rwanda
2.26 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
31st
Rwanda rank
32nd

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Egypt
  • Rwanda
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200020122024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.26 million people against 2.26 million people in Rwanda, a difference of 5,740 people.

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

Egypt ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 32nd of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not 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
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.