Ethiopia vs Nepal: Share using safely managed drinking water

Ethiopia
13.5%
in 2024
Nepal
16.5%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
158th
Nepal rank
156th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nepal
51015202530200020122024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 16.5% against 13.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 158th and Nepal ranks 156th of 163 countries.

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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

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.