Egypt vs Palestine, State of: Share of urban population using at least basic water services
Egypt
98.6%
in 2024
Palestine, State of
98.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
87th
Palestine, State of rank
89th
Share of urban population using at least basic water services over time
- Egypt
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 98.6% against 98.4% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 87th and Palestine, State of ranks 89th of 188 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 95.9% | 3.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 0.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population using at least basic water services, Egypt or Palestine, State of?
- Egypt, at 98.6% against 98.4% in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban population using at least basic water services between Egypt and Palestine, State of?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palestine, State of?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Palestine, State of rank globally for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Egypt ranks 87th and Palestine, State of ranks 89th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.