Nigeria vs Zimbabwe

Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Safe drinking water

Safe drinking water in 2022: 29% in Nigeria and 26.5% in Zimbabwe, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Zimbabwe.

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Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Safe drinking waterSafe drinking water in 2022: 29% in Nigeria and 26.5% in Zimbabwe, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Zimbabwe.
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Latest figures

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2022
Nigeria29 202223.2117 of 135
Zimbabwe26.5 202227.8120 of 135
World72.9 202267.1

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
  • In 2022, Nigeria ranked 117 and Zimbabwe ranked 120 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearNigeriaZimbabweWorld
20222926.572.9
202128.426.572.5
202027.926.672.3
201927.326.771.7
201826.726.871
201726.126.970.4
201625.627.169.7
20152527.369.1
201424.427.468.4
201323.827.667.7
201223.227.867.1
201122.22866.4
201021.228.265.9
200920.228.465.4
200819.228.664.9
200718.228.864.6
200617.32964
200516.429.263.7
200415.529.463
200314.629.562.4
200213.829.561.8
20011329.361.1
200012.629.260.8

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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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time