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

Madagascar

35.5%

in 2024

Nigeria

38.2%

in 2024

Madagascar rank

86th

Nigeria rank

83rd

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

Nigeria currently reports 38.2% against 35.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.7%.

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

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

Madagascar ranks 86th 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.