Chad vs Uganda: Drinking water services
Chad
1.44 million people
in 2024
Uganda
1.95 million people
in 2024
Chad rank
19th
Uganda rank
16th
Drinking water services over time
- Chad
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.95 million people against 1.44 million people in Chad, a difference of 501,200 people.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 16th of 231 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 706,369 people | 3.23 million people | 2.53 million people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.03 million people | 2.78 million people | 1.75 million people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.33 million people | 2.18 million people | 843,494 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, Chad or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.95 million people against 1.44 million people in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between Chad and Uganda?
- 501,200 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Uganda rank globally for drinking water services?
- Chad ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 16th 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.