Eritrea vs Nepal: People not using improved drinking water sources

Eritrea
954,690 people
in 2016
Nepal
873,006 people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
56th
Nepal rank
58th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Eritrea
  • Nepal
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M200020122024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 954,690 people against 873,006 people in Nepal, a difference of 81,684 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 58th of 231 countries.

Individual pages

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
Last refreshed

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.