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

Equatorial Guinea
32.4%
in 2017
Niger
29.8%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
6th
Niger rank
8th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Niger
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 32.4% against 29.8% in Niger, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th 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

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.