Nigeria vs Tanzania: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Nigeria
32.2%
in 2024
Tanzania
28.5%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
114th
Tanzania rank
117th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 32.2% against 28.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 3.7%.

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

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

Nigeria ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 117th 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.