Ethiopia vs Indonesia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Ethiopia
114.17 million people
in 2024
Indonesia
197.13 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
Indonesia rank
2nd

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Indonesia
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M200020122024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 197.13 million people against 114.17 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 82.97 million people.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 2nd 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.