Indonesia vs Niger: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Indonesia
11.68 million people
in 2024
Niger
7.99 million people
in 2024
Indonesia rank
8th
Niger rank
11th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Niger
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200020122024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 11.68 million people against 7.99 million people in Niger, a difference of 3.69 million people.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 8th and Niger ranks 11th 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.