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

Ethiopia
55.6%
in 2024
Uganda
63.0%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
222nd
Uganda rank
219th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Uganda
2030405060200020122024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 63.0% against 55.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 7.4%.

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

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

Ethiopia ranks 222nd and Uganda ranks 219th 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.