Madagascar vs Niger: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre

Madagascar
11.86 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
13.48 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
19th
Niger rank
17th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 13.48 people per square kilometre against 11.86 people per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 1.62 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 19th and Niger ranks 17th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 11.57 people per square kilometre 8.05 people per square kilometre 3.52 people per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 12.09 people per square kilometre 10.85 people per square kilometre 1.24 people per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 11.95 people per square kilometre 13.01 people per square kilometre 1.07 people per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Niger?
Niger, at 13.48 people per square kilometre against 11.86 people per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Niger?
1.62 people per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 19th and Niger ranks 17th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 3,958 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.