Chad vs Niger: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Chad
64.8%
in 2024
Niger
70.2%
in 2024
Chad rank
227th
Niger rank
224th
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 70.2% against 64.8% in Chad, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 227th and Niger ranks 224th of 231 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 47.9% | 4.5% | Chad |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 59.1% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 67.8% | 3.4% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita, Chad or Niger?
- Niger, at 70.2% against 64.8% in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Chad and Niger?
- 5.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Chad ranks 227th and Niger ranks 224th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.