Burundi vs Niger: Drinking water services in rural areas

Burundi

485,989 people

in 2023

Niger

465,580 people

in 2024

Burundi rank

40th

Niger rank

41st

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Burundi currently reports 485,989 people against 465,580 people in Niger, a difference of 20,409 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 40th 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.