Ethiopia vs India: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Ethiopia
21.08 million people
in 2024
India
19.16 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
4th
India rank
5th

People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time

  • Ethiopia
  • India
050.0M100.0M150.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 21.08 million people against 19.16 million people in India, a difference of 1.92 million people.

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

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

Ethiopia ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using an improved water source
Unit
people
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
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.