Benin vs Nauru: Share using safely managed drinking water

Benin

17.7%

in 2024

Nauru

18.7%

in 2024

Benin rank

155th

Nauru rank

152nd

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

Benin
Nauru

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 18.7% against 17.7% in Benin, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 155th and Nauru ranks 152nd of 163 countries.

Individual pages

Share using safely managed drinking water in Benin
Share using safely managed drinking water in Nauru
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share using safely managed drinking water
Unit: %
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: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.