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

Ethiopia
114.17 million people
in 2024
Mexico
74.63 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
Mexico rank
7th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mexico
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 114.17 million people against 74.63 million people in Mexico, a difference of 39.53 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 7th 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.