Congo vs Niger: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services

Congo

44.2%

in 2021

Niger

46.4%

in 2024

Congo rank

169th

Niger rank

168th

Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services over time

Congo
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 46.4% against 44.2% in Congo, a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.

Congo ranks 169th and Niger ranks 168th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
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: 178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.