India vs Tanzania: Drinking water services
India
5.68 million people
in 2024
Tanzania
7.51 million people
in 2024
India rank
5th
Tanzania rank
4th
Drinking water services over time
- India
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 7.51 million people against 5.68 million people in India, a difference of 1.83 million people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 4th of 231 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.46 million people | 6.03 million people | 7.43 million people | India |
| 2010s | 10.02 million people | 6.76 million people | 3.26 million people | India |
| 2020s | 6.66 million people | 7.38 million people | 719,764 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services, India or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 7.51 million people against 5.68 million people in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services between India and Tanzania?
- 1.83 million people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Tanzania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Tanzania rank globally for drinking water services?
- India ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 4th 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.