Chad vs China: Drinking water services
Chad
1.44 million people
in 2024
China
1.30 million people
in 2024
Chad rank
19th
China rank
21st
Drinking water services over time
- Chad
- China
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.44 million people against 1.30 million people in China, a difference of 148,910 people.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
Chad ranks 19th and China ranks 21st of 231 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 706,369 people | 28.87 million people | 28.16 million people | China |
| 2010s | 1.03 million people | 10.63 million people | 9.60 million people | China |
| 2020s | 1.33 million people | 1.42 million people | 89,644 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Chad or China?
- Chad, at 1.44 million people against 1.30 million people in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Chad and China?
- 148,910 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chad and China rank globally for drinking water services?
- Chad ranks 19th and China ranks 21st of 231 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 Drinking water services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.