Comoros vs Nigeria: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas

Comoros

40.7%

in 2024

Nigeria

38.2%

in 2024

Comoros rank

82nd

Nigeria rank

83rd

Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas over time

Comoros currently reports 40.7% against 38.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.5%.

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

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

Comoros ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 83rd of 113 countries.

Indicator: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas
Unit: %
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: 113 places, 1,688 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.