Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Democratic Republic of Congo

448,001 people

in 2024

Nigeria

578,953 people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Nigeria rank

4th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Nigeria currently reports 578,953 people against 448,001 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 130,952 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th 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.