Chad vs Uganda: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Chad
6.72 million people
in 2024
Uganda
5.95 million people
in 2024
Chad rank
13th
Uganda rank
16th

People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time

  • Chad
  • Uganda
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M200020122024

How they compare

Chad currently reports 6.72 million people against 5.95 million people in Uganda, a difference of 765,650 people.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.

Chad ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 16th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using an improved water source
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
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.