Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita
Nigeria
0.1405 people per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.149 people per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
21st
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.149 people per person against 0.1405 people per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0085 people per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1869 people per person | 0.1307 people per person | 0.0563 people per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1625 people per person | 0.1403 people per person | 0.0222 people per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.145 people per person | 0.1474 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.149 people per person against 0.1405 people per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0085 people per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.