Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Ethiopia
55.6%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
61.8%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
222nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
220th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea-Bissau
2030405060200020122024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 61.8% against 55.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 222nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 220th 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
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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.