Egypt vs Russia: Share using safely managed drinking water

Egypt

78.9%

in 2024

Russia

76.3%

in 2024

Egypt rank

90th

Russia rank

92nd

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Egypt
Russia

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 78.9% against 76.3% in Russia, a difference of 2.7%.

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

Egypt ranks 90th and Russia ranks 92nd of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in Egypt
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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.