Nigeria vs Senegal: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Nigeria

32.2%

in 2024

Senegal

30.1%

in 2024

Nigeria rank

114th

Senegal rank

116th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Nigeria
Senegal

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 32.2% against 30.1% in Senegal, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

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

Nigeria ranks 114th and Senegal ranks 116th 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.