Afghanistan vs Nigeria: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural

Afghanistan
24.7%
in 2024
Nigeria
26.6%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
76th
Nigeria rank
75th

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nigeria
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 26.6% against 24.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 75th of 100 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 12.9% 22.7% 9.8% Nigeria
2010s 19.3% 24.8% 5.5% Nigeria
2020s 23.6% 26.3% 2.7% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 26.6% against 24.7% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
1.9%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
Afghanistan ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 75th of 100 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural 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
126 places, 3,114 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.