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

Nigeria
0.1405 people per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.1371 people per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
21st
Sierra Leone rank
23rd

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1405 people per person against 0.1371 people per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0034 people per person.

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

Nigeria ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1869 people per person 0.2131 people per person 0.0261 people per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1625 people per person 0.1733 people per person 0.0108 people per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.145 people per person 0.1446 people per person 0.0004 people per person Nigeria

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 Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at 0.1405 people per person against 0.1371 people per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.0034 people per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 23rd 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.