Eritrea vs Niger: Drinking water services

Eritrea

534,414 people

in 2016

Niger

488,250 people

in 2024

Eritrea rank

40th

Niger rank

41st

Drinking water services over time

Eritrea currently reports 534,414 people against 488,250 people in Niger, a difference of 46,164 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.

Eritrea ranks 40th and Niger ranks 41st of 231 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.