Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Democratic Republic of Congo
96.30 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
163.10 million people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Nigeria rank
3rd

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M175.0M200020122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 163.10 million people against 96.30 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 66.80 million people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.