Ethiopia vs Kenya: People in rural areas not using an improved water source
Ethiopia
21.08 million people
in 2024
Kenya
13.15 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
4th
Kenya rank
7th
People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 21.08 million people against 13.15 million people in Kenya, a difference of 7.94 million people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times Kenya's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Kenya ranks 7th of 178 countries.
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About this data
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.