Chad vs Zambia: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Chad

35,308 people

in 2024

Zambia

48,160 people

in 2024

Chad rank

32nd

Zambia rank

30th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Zambia currently reports 48,160 people against 35,308 people in Chad, a difference of 12,851 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Chad's.

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

Chad ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 30th of 188 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water usage in urban 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: 188 places, 4,613 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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