Ethiopia vs India: People not using improved drinking water sources

Ethiopia
22.06 million people
in 2024
India
28.01 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
India rank
4th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Ethiopia
  • India
050.0M100.0M150.0M200020122024

How they compare

India currently reports 28.01 million people against 22.06 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.96 million people.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and India ranks 4th 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
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.