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

Mozambique
24.7%
in 2024
Niger
29.8%
in 2024
Mozambique rank
10th
Niger rank
8th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Mozambique
  • Niger
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 29.8% against 24.7% in Mozambique, a difference of 5.1%.

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

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

Mozambique ranks 10th 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.