Namibia vs Nigeria: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities
Namibia
27.5%
in 2017
Nigeria
22.9%
in 2024
Namibia rank
78th
Nigeria rank
80th
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities over time
- Namibia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 27.5% against 22.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 78th and Nigeria ranks 80th of 113 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities, Namibia or Nigeria?
- Namibia, at 27.5% against 22.9% in Nigeria as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities between Namibia and Nigeria?
- 4.6%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
- How do Namibia and Nigeria rank globally for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Namibia ranks 78th and Nigeria ranks 80th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.