India vs Tanzania: Drinking water usage in urban areas

India

858,136 people

in 2024

Tanzania

522,756 people

in 2024

India rank

3rd

Tanzania rank

5th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

India currently reports 858,136 people against 522,756 people in Tanzania, a difference of 335,380 people.

That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Tanzania's.

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

India ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 5th 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.