Niger vs Papua New Guinea: People using at least basic drinking water services

Niger
53.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
53.3%
in 2024
Niger rank
207th
Papua New Guinea rank
208th

People using at least basic drinking water services over time

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 53.4% against 53.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 207th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 214 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 39.9% 31.9% 8.0% Niger
2010s 47.0% 43.3% 3.7% Niger
2020s 52.1% 51.3% 0.7% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic drinking water services, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Niger, at 53.4% against 53.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic drinking water services between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0.1%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people using at least basic drinking water services?
Niger ranks 207th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Niger vs Papua New Guinea: People using at least basic drinking water services. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-percent-of-population/niger/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-percent-of-population/niger/papua-new-guinea/">Niger vs Papua New Guinea: People using at least basic drinking water services</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 6,373 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.