India vs Nigeria: People without basic handwashing facilities

India

149.56 million people

in 2024

Nigeria

159.83 million people

in 2024

India rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

People without basic handwashing facilities over time

Nigeria currently reports 159.83 million people against 149.56 million people in India, a difference of 10.26 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was India ahead.

India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 120 countries.

Indicator: People without basic handwashing 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: 120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.