Mozambique vs Niger: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Mozambique
22.88 million people
in 2024
Niger
24.56 million people
in 2024
Mozambique rank
25th
Niger rank
22nd

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Mozambique
  • Niger
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200020122024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 24.56 million people against 22.88 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 1.68 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 25th and Niger ranks 22nd of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed sanitation 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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.