Bangladesh vs Nigeria: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Bangladesh
108.79 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
157.74 million people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 157.74 million people against 108.79 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 48.95 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 150 countries.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.