Algeria vs Niger: Drinking water services in rural areas

Algeria

534,400 people

in 2024

Niger

465,580 people

in 2024

Algeria rank

38th

Niger rank

41st

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Algeria currently reports 534,400 people against 465,580 people in Niger, a difference of 68,820 people.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 38th and Niger ranks 41st of 178 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services in rural areas
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: 178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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