Nigeria vs Puerto Rico: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Nigeria
32.2%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
32.5%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
114th
Puerto Rico rank
113th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Nigeria
  • Puerto Rico
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 32.5% against 32.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 114th and Puerto Rico ranks 113th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.