Ethiopia vs Spain: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 13.2% in Ethiopia and 99.6% in Spain, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Spain, by 86.3 percentage points, or 7.52 times that in Ethiopia.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

EthiopiaSpainWorld

What the numbers say

Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 129 and Spain ranked 24 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Year	Ethiopia	Spain	World
2022	13.2	99.6	72.9
2021	12.9	99.6	72.5
2020	12.3	99.6	72.3
2019	11.8	99.6	71.7
2018	11.3	99.6	71
2017	10.8	99.6	70.4
2016	10.3	99.6	69.7
2015	9.8	99.6	69.1
2014	9.4	99.5	68.4
2013	9	99.6	67.7
2012	8.5	99.6	67.1
2011	8.1	99.6	66.4
2010	7.7	99.6	65.9
2009	7.4	99.6	65.4
2008	7	99.6	64.9
2007	6.7	99.6	64.6
2006	6.4	99.5	64
2005	6.2	99.5	63.7
2004	6	99.5	63
2003	5.8	99.4	62.4
2002	5.6	99.4	61.8
2001	5.4	99.4	61.1
2000	5	99.4	60.8

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The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Ethiopia vs Spain: Safe drinking water

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