Canada vs Nigeria

Canada vs Nigeria: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 99% in Canada and 29% in Nigeria, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Canada, by 70.1 percentage points, or 3.42 times that in Nigeria.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Canada vs Nigeria: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 99% in Canada and 29% in Nigeria, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Canada, by 70.1 percentage points, or 3.42 times that in Nigeria.
CanadaNigeriaWorld

What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2022, Canada ranked 30 and Nigeria ranked 117 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearCanadaNigeriaWorld
2022992972.9
20219928.472.5
20209927.972.3
20199927.371.7
20189926.771
201798.926.170.4
201698.925.669.7
201598.82569.1
201498.824.468.4
201398.723.867.7
201298.723.267.1
201198.622.266.4
201098.521.265.9
200998.520.265.4
200898.419.264.9
200798.418.264.6
200698.317.364
200598.216.463.7
200498.215.563
200398.214.662.4
200298.213.861.8
200198.21361.1
200098.212.660.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
  • Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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