Egypt vs India: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Egypt

1.9%

in 2024

India

1.9%

in 2024

Egypt rank

100th

India rank

101st

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Egypt
India

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Egypt ranks 100th and India ranks 101st of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources
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: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion 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.