Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Number of people treated for river blindness

Democratic Republic of Congo

44.32 million People

in 2024

Nigeria

24.29 million People

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Nigeria rank

2nd

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 44.32 million People against 24.29 million People in Nigeria, a difference of 20.03 million People.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.8 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 33 countries.

Indicator: Number of people treated for river blindness
Unit: People
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 33 places, 538 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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