Afghanistan vs Niger: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities

Afghanistan
15.86 million people
in 2024
Niger
17.94 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
15th
Niger rank
13th

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Niger
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200020122024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 17.94 million people against 15.86 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.08 million people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 15th and Niger ranks 13th of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population 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
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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