Nigeria vs Tanzania: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Nigeria

578,953 people

in 2024

Tanzania

522,756 people

in 2024

Nigeria rank

4th

Tanzania rank

5th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Nigeria currently reports 578,953 people against 522,756 people in Tanzania, a difference of 56,197 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

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

Nigeria ranks 4th 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.