Nigeria vs Tanzania

Nigeria vs Tanzania: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 29% in Nigeria and 11.3% in Tanzania, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 17.6 percentage points, or 2.56 times that in Tanzania.

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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Nigeria vs Tanzania: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 29% in Nigeria and 11.3% in Tanzania, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 17.6 percentage points, or 2.56 times that in Tanzania.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2022, Nigeria ranked 117 and Tanzania ranked 131 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearNigeriaTanzaniaWorld
20222911.372.9
202128.41172.5
202027.910.772.3
201927.310.471.7
201826.710.171
201726.19.870.4
201625.69.569.7
2015259.269.1
201424.48.968.4
201323.88.667.7
201223.28.367.1
201122.2866.4
201021.27.865.9
200920.27.565.4
200819.2764.9
200718.25.564.6
200617.33.864
200516.4363.7
200415.52.363
200314.61.662.4
200213.81.561.8
2001131.561.1
200012.61.460.8

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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