Ghana vs Nigeria

Ghana vs Nigeria: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 44.5% in Ghana and 29% in Nigeria, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ghana, by 15.5 percentage points, or 1.53 times that in Nigeria.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Ghana vs Nigeria: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 44.5% in Ghana and 29% in Nigeria, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ghana, by 15.5 percentage points, or 1.53 times that in Nigeria.
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What the numbers say

  • Ghana has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Nigeria.
  • In 2022, Ghana ranked 107 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

YearGhanaNigeriaWorld
202244.52972.9
202143.628.472.5
202042.327.972.3
201940.527.371.7
201838.626.771
201736.826.170.4
20163525.669.7
201533.32569.1
201431.524.468.4
201329.823.867.7
201228.123.267.1
201126.522.266.4
201024.921.265.9
200923.320.265.4
200821.719.264.9
200720.218.264.6
200618.717.364
200517.216.463.7
200415.815.563
200314.414.662.4
200213.313.861.8
200112.31361.1
200012.112.660.8

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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