Niger vs Yemen: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Niger

87.3%

in 2024

Yemen

88.5%

in 2024

Niger rank

162nd

Yemen rank

160th

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

Niger
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 88.5% against 87.3% in Niger, a difference of 1.2%.

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

Niger ranks 162nd and Yemen ranks 160th 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.