India vs Nigeria: People not using improved drinking water sources

India
28.01 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
32.13 million people
in 2024
India rank
4th
Nigeria rank
3rd

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
50.0M100.0M150.0M200020122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 32.13 million people against 28.01 million people in India, a difference of 4.12 million people.

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

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

India ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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.