Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Burkina Faso

50.0%

in 2024

Eritrea

51.8%

in 2016

Burkina Faso rank

228th

Eritrea rank

227th

Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source over time

Burkina Faso
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 51.8% against 50.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 228th and Eritrea ranks 227th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source
Unit: %
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: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.