Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Sanitation facilities usage
Ethiopia
21.44 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
41.78 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd
Sanitation facilities usage over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 41.78 million people against 21.44 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 20.35 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 232 countries.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.