Niger vs Uganda: Share rural basic handwashing

Niger
19.81
in 2024
Uganda
19.97
in 2024
Niger rank
87th
Uganda rank
85th

Share rural basic handwashing over time

  • Niger
  • Uganda
5101520200020122024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 19.97 against 19.81 in Niger, a difference of 0.16.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 87th and Uganda ranks 85th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 5.05 6.75 1.7 Uganda
2010s 12.64 13.53 0.889 Uganda
2020s 18.8 18.61 0.1828 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share rural basic handwashing, Niger or Uganda?
Uganda, at 19.97 against 19.81 in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in share rural basic handwashing between Niger and Uganda?
0.16, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Uganda?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Niger and Uganda rank globally for share rural basic handwashing?
Niger ranks 87th and Uganda ranks 85th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Niger vs Uganda: Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/share-rural-basic-handwashing/niger/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/share-rural-basic-handwashing/niger/uganda/">Niger vs Uganda: Share rural basic handwashing</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share rural basic handwashing
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed