Niger vs Sri Lanka: Drinking water services in rural areas

Niger

465,580 people

in 2024

Sri Lanka

455,386 people

in 2024

Niger rank

41st

Sri Lanka rank

43rd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Niger currently reports 465,580 people against 455,386 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 10,194 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Niger ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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.