Ethiopia vs Nigeria: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Ethiopia
107.14 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
84.29 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 107.14 million people against 84.29 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 22.85 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using improved 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
Last refreshed

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.