Namibia vs Nigeria: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Namibia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 27.5% against 22.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 78th and Nigeria ranks 80th of 113 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, Namibia or Nigeria?
- Namibia, at 27.5% against 22.9% in Nigeria as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Namibia and Nigeria?
- 4.6%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
- How do Namibia and Nigeria rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Namibia ranks 78th and Nigeria ranks 80th of 113 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, 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
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.