Nepal vs Uganda: People using at least a basic drinking water source

Nepal
27.77 million people
in 2024
Uganda
31.51 million people
in 2024
Nepal rank
47th
Uganda rank
44th

People using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Nepal
  • Uganda
10.0M20.0M30.0M200020122024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 31.51 million people against 27.77 million people in Nepal, a difference of 3.75 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 44th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least a basic drinking water source
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 using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.