Ethiopia vs Niger: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Ethiopia

55.6%

in 2024

Niger

53.4%

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

222nd

Niger rank

224th

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

Ethiopia
Niger

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 55.6% against 53.4% in Niger, a difference of 2.2%.

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

Ethiopia ranks 222nd and Niger ranks 224th 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.