What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Nicaragua and Singapore?

8.21 million cubic meters, with Singapore ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Singapore?

26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Singapore: Municipal water withdrawal

Nicaragua

190.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Singapore

198.21 million cubic meters

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Singapore rank

119th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Nicaragua
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 198.21 million cubic meters against 190.00 million cubic meters in Nicaragua, a difference of 8.21 million cubic meters.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 122nd and Singapore ranks 119th of 183 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1990s	186.25 million cubic meters	829.60 million cubic meters	643.35 million cubic meters	Singapore
2000s	247.33 million cubic meters	939.83 million cubic meters	692.50 million cubic meters	Singapore
2010s	229.27 million cubic meters	415.25 million cubic meters	185.98 million cubic meters	Singapore
2020s	190.00 million cubic meters	235.25 million cubic meters	45.25 million cubic meters	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Nicaragua or Singapore?: Singapore, at 198.21 million cubic meters against 190.00 million cubic meters in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Nicaragua and Singapore?: 8.21 million cubic meters, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Singapore?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Singapore rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Nicaragua ranks 122nd and Singapore ranks 119th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Municipal water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 6,389 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.