Malawi vs Nigeria

Malawi vs Nigeria: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 17.8% in Malawi and 29% in Nigeria, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11.2 percentage points, or 1.63 times that in Malawi.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Malawi vs Nigeria: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 17.8% in Malawi and 29% in Nigeria, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11.2 percentage points, or 1.63 times that in Malawi.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2022, Malawi ranked 126 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

YearMalawiNigeriaWorld
202217.82972.9
202117.128.472.5
202016.527.972.3
201915.927.371.7
201815.326.771
201714.726.170.4
201614.125.669.7
201513.62569.1
201413.124.468.4
201312.523.867.7
20121223.267.1
201111.522.266.4
201011.121.265.9
200910.620.265.4
200810.219.264.9
20079.718.264.6
20069.317.364
20058.916.463.7
20048.515.563
20038.114.662.4
20027.713.861.8
20017.31361.1
20006.912.660.8

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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