Nigeria vs Philippines: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Nigeria
111.46 million people
in 2024
Philippines
100.96 million people
in 2024
Nigeria rank
12th
Philippines rank
13th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Nigeria
  • Philippines
40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M120.0M200020122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 111.46 million people against 100.96 million people in Philippines, a difference of 10.50 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Philippines ahead.

Nigeria ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 13th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.