Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Share using safely managed drinking water

Ethiopia
13.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
10.9%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
158th
Sierra Leone rank
160th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
051015200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 13.5% against 10.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 158th and Sierra Leone ranks 160th 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.