Eritrea vs Niger: Drinking water services in rural areas

Eritrea

528,044 people

in 2016

Niger

465,580 people

in 2024

Eritrea rank

39th

Niger rank

41st

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Eritrea currently reports 528,044 people against 465,580 people in Niger, a difference of 62,464 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 39th 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.