Cape Verde vs Nigeria: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Cape Verde

95.1%

in 2024

Nigeria

95.1%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

132nd

Nigeria rank

133rd

Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas over time

Cape Verde
Nigeria

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 95.1% against 95.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 132nd and Nigeria ranks 133rd of 188 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas
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: 188 places, 4,631 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.