Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Equatorial Guinea
32.4%
in 2017
Eritrea
30.6%
in 2016
Equatorial Guinea rank
6th
Eritrea rank
7th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
01020304050200020082017

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 32.4% against 30.6% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th and Eritrea ranks 7th 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
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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.