Chad vs Niger: People not using improved drinking water sources

Chad
7.15 million people
in 2024
Niger
8.06 million people
in 2024
Chad rank
15th
Niger rank
12th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Chad
  • Niger
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 8.06 million people against 7.15 million people in Chad, a difference of 908,540 people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

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

Chad ranks 15th and Niger ranks 12th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using improved drinking water sources
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
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.