Egypt vs Sierra Leone: People not using improved drinking water sources
Egypt
2.26 million people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.11 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
31st
Sierra Leone rank
34th
People not using improved drinking water sources over time
- Egypt
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.26 million people against 2.11 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 149,710 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Egypt ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 231 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 662,379 people | 2.54 million people | 1.88 million people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.38 million people | 2.47 million people | 1.09 million people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.06 million people | 2.21 million people | 147,938 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved drinking water sources, Egypt or Sierra Leone?
- Egypt, at 2.26 million people against 2.11 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using improved drinking water sources between Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 149,710 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sierra Leone rank globally for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Egypt ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 34th 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.