India vs Nigeria: Drinking water usage in urban areas

India

858,136 people

in 2024

Nigeria

578,953 people

in 2024

India rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

4th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

India currently reports 858,136 people against 578,953 people in Nigeria, a difference of 279,183 people.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

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

India ranks 3rd 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.