Nigeria vs Pakistan: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Nigeria
84.29 million people
in 2024
Pakistan
51.63 million people
in 2024
Nigeria rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
5th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M200020122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 84.29 million people against 51.63 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 32.66 million people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Pakistan's.

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

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th 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.