Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Democratic Republic of Congo
38.51 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
28.85 million people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
020.0M40.0M60.0M200020122024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 38.51 million people against 28.85 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 9.66 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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
Last refreshed

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.