Egypt vs Palestine, State of: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban

Egypt
98.6%
in 2024
Palestine, State of
98.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
84th
Palestine, State of rank
86th

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban over time

  • Egypt
  • Palestine, State of
020406080100200020122024

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 84th and Palestine, State of ranks 86th of 184 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 people using at least basic drinking water services, urban, Egypt or Palestine, State of?
Egypt, at 98.6% against 98.4% in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic drinking water services, urban 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 people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
Egypt ranks 84th and Palestine, State of ranks 86th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Egypt vs Palestine, State of: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-urban-percent-of-urban-population/egypt-arab-rep/west-bank-and-gaza/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-urban-percent-of-urban-population/egypt-arab-rep/west-bank-and-gaza/">Egypt vs Palestine, State of: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,703 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.