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Nigeria vs South Africa: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) was 82.25, compared to South Africa's 90.19. That makes Nigeria's value 8.8% lower than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #163 of 202 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
82.25
Year-over-year
+1.4%
10-year change
+23.7%
Peak
82.25 (2024)
Trough
52.04 (2005)

South Africa

Rank #145 of 202 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
90.19
Year-over-year
-0.3%
10-year change
-2.5%
Peak
92.48 (2014)
Trough
88.48 (2005)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SH.H2O.BASW.ZS), CC BY 4.0.