Niger vs Yemen: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Niger
24.56 million people
in 2024
Yemen
23.08 million people
in 2024
Niger rank
22nd
Yemen rank
24th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

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

How they compare

Niger currently reports 24.56 million people against 23.08 million people in Yemen, a difference of 1.48 million people.

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

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

Niger ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 24th 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.