Ethiopia vs Nigeria: People not using safely managed drinking water sources
Ethiopia
114.17 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
163.10 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd
People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 163.10 million people against 114.17 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 48.93 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 163 countries.
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About this data
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.