Indonesia vs Nigeria: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Indonesia
197.13 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
163.10 million people
in 2024
Indonesia rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
3rd

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M200020122024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 197.13 million people against 163.10 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 34.04 million people.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Indonesia ranks 2nd 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.