Niger vs Peru: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Niger

22,670 people

in 2024

Peru

18,108 people

in 2024

Niger rank

40th

Peru rank

41st

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Niger currently reports 22,670 people against 18,108 people in Peru, a difference of 4,561 people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.

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

Niger ranks 40th and Peru ranks 41st 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.