Ethiopia vs Nigeria: People in rural areas not using an improved water source
Ethiopia
21.08 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
28.85 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
4th
Nigeria rank
3rd
People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 28.85 million people against 21.08 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 7.77 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
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About this data
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.