China vs Nigeria: Drinking water usage in urban areas

China

1.30 million people

in 2024

Nigeria

578,953 people

in 2024

China rank

1st

Nigeria rank

4th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

China currently reports 1.30 million people against 578,953 people in Nigeria, a difference of 716,217 people.

That makes China's figure about 2.2 times Nigeria's.

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

China ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 4th 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.