Egypt vs India: Share using safely managed drinking water

Egypt

78.9%

in 2024

India

76.4%

in 2024

Egypt rank

90th

India rank

91st

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Egypt
India

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 78.9% against 76.4% in India, a difference of 2.5%.

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

Egypt ranks 90th and India ranks 91st of 163 countries.

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Share using safely managed drinking water in Egypt
Share using safely managed drinking water in India
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share using safely managed drinking water
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: 163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.