Chad vs Niger: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Chad

35.2%

in 2024

Niger

29.8%

in 2024

Chad rank

5th

Niger rank

8th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Chad
Niger

How they compare

Chad currently reports 35.2% against 29.8% in Niger, a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

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

Chad ranks 5th and Niger ranks 8th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources
Unit: %
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: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion 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.