Lesotho vs Nigeria: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita

Lesotho
0.1361 people per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1405 people per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
24th
Nigeria rank
21st

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
0.10.20.30.4200020122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1405 people per person against 0.1361 people per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0044 people per person.

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

Lesotho ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 171 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.377 people per person 0.1869 people per person 0.1901 people per person Lesotho
2010s 0.2467 people per person 0.1625 people per person 0.0842 people per person Lesotho
2020s 0.1586 people per person 0.145 people per person 0.0136 people per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita, Lesotho or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1405 people per person against 0.1361 people per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita between Lesotho and Nigeria?
0.0044 people per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
Lesotho ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 4,132 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.