Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Democratic Republic of Congo
96.30 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia
114.17 million people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
5th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 114.17 million people against 96.30 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 17.87 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.