India vs Nigeria: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre
India
43.72 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
45.38 people per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
7th
Nigeria rank
6th
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 45.38 people per square kilometre against 43.72 people per square kilometre in India, a difference of 1.66 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 214 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 229.85 people per square kilometre | 36.59 people per square kilometre | 193.26 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 140.65 people per square kilometre | 42.54 people per square kilometre | 98.12 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 61.98 people per square kilometre | 45.07 people per square kilometre | 16.91 people per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 45.38 people per square kilometre against 43.72 people per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre between India and Nigeria?
- 1.66 people per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre. 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 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.