India vs Nigeria: People in rural areas not using an improved water source
India
19.16 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
28.85 million people
in 2024
India rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd
People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 28.85 million people against 19.16 million people in India, a difference of 9.69 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 5th 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.