health2024

Number of people with at least basic sanitation

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data232 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
28,840,949.0people
Median: 3,890,416.5people
Countries Covered
232
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
1,403,181,200.0people
Lowest
Niue
1,781.5people
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China1,403,181,200.0people
2India1,209,802,900.0people
3United States of America344,107,970.0people
4Indonesia250,045,340.0people
5Brazil195,889,380.0people
By Region
Asia151,899,545.2people(26 countries)
North America129,519,567.3people(4 countries)
South America50,729,470.8people(7 countries)
Africa45,924,556.7people(9 countries)
Europe17,799,473.3people(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1,781.5people)High (1,403,181,200.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 28,840,949.0people)

Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (152)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1People's Republic of China1,403,181,200.0people
2India1,209,802,900.0people
3United States of America344,107,970.0people
4Indonesia250,045,340.0people
5Brazil195,889,380.0people
6Pakistan180,619,460.0people
7Russian Federation133,549,900.0people
8Japan123,682,890.0people
9Mexico121,689,330.0people
10Bangladesh117,357,960.0people
11Egypt113,142,480.0people
12Nigeria111,457,976.0people
13Philippines100,960,936.0people
14Vietnam96,389,740.0people
15Türkiye86,841,980.0people
16Germany83,898,616.0people
17Islamic Republic of Iran82,830,610.0people
18Thailand71,202,510.0people
19United Kingdom68,517,790.0people
20France65,646,384.0people
21Italy59,274,564.0people
22South Korea51,577,620.0people
23Colombia51,078,716.0people
24South Africa49,531,656.0people
25Spain47,871,300.0people
26Iraq45,353,572.0people
27Argentina41,626,696.0people
28Myanmar40,430,084.0people
29Algeria40,216,530.0people
30Canada39,181,220.0people
31Poland38,136,920.0people
32Ukraine36,999,216.0people
33Uzbekistan35,106,584.0people
34Malaysia34,142,476.0people
35Morocco33,426,900.0people
36Saudi Arabia33,150,198.0people
37Sudan33,149,306.0people
38Venezuela27,949,800.0people
39Peru26,954,494.0people
40Australia26,713,206.0people
41Yemen25,600,968.0people
42United Republic of Tanzania25,517,652.0people
43Nepal25,507,610.0people
44Syrian Arab Republic23,599,108.0people
45Afghanistan23,241,092.0people
46Kenya23,072,590.0people
47North Korea22,407,510.0people
48Sri Lanka22,029,946.0people
49Kazakhstan20,169,340.0people
50Chile19,658,838.0people
51Angola17,922,686.0people
52Democratic Republic of the Congo17,815,650.0people
53Netherlands17,801,582.0people
54Romania17,216,518.0people
55Ecuador16,540,343.0people
56Cambodia14,699,459.0people
57Cameroon13,709,405.0people
58Ethiopia13,678,379.0people
59Mozambique13,364,426.0people
60Guatemala13,099,749.0people
61Cote d'Ivoire12,903,687.0people
62Tunisia12,097,537.0people
63Uganda11,951,800.0people
64Mali11,690,039.0people
65Belgium11,678,451.0people
66Rwanda11,594,971.0people
67Senegal11,567,366.0people
68Jordan11,138,681.0people
69United Arab Emirates10,926,438.0people
70Ghana10,871,813.0people
71Malawi10,661,375.0people
72Czech Republic10,636,022.0people
73Sweden10,473,689.0people
74Cuba10,405,579.0people
75Portugal10,389,760.0people
76Dominican Republic10,298,494.0people
77Azerbaijan10,230,990.0people
78Tajikistan9,972,721.0people
79Greece9,948,069.0people
80Honduras9,491,088.0people
81Hungary9,480,060.0people
82Israel9,379,519.0people
83Belarus9,155,109.0people
84Austria9,118,269.0people
85Switzerland8,913,048.0people
86Bolivia8,885,938.0people
87Somalia8,450,868.0people
88Zambia7,988,064.5people
89Burkina Faso7,487,652.5people
90Turkmenistan7,474,671.5people
91Kyrgyzstan7,081,086.0people
92Hong Kong7,031,882.5people
93Lao People's Democratic Republic6,894,270.0people
94Paraguay6,647,466.0people
95Serbia6,597,604.5people
96Libya6,532,142.0people
97Burundi6,270,087.0people
98Denmark5,953,337.0people
99Singapore5,832,387.0people
100Bulgaria5,816,786.5people
101Zimbabwe5,762,396.0people
102Lebanon5,759,514.0people
103Finland5,586,299.5people
104El Salvador5,580,215.5people
105Norway5,467,751.0people
106State of Palestine5,462,196.5people
107Slovakia5,371,456.5people
108Oman5,245,673.0people
109New Zealand5,213,944.0people
110Costa Rica5,067,779.0people
111Kuwait4,934,507.0people
112Madagascar4,912,102.0people
113Guinea4,817,383.5people
114Ireland4,715,096.0people
115Niger4,416,028.0people
116Panama4,021,303.8people
117Croatia3,759,529.2people
118Georgia3,452,821.2people
119Haiti3,426,769.8people
120Uruguay3,357,828.8people
121Puerto Rico3,242,204.0people
122Bosnia and Herzegovina3,230,692.0people
123Benin3,217,806.8people
124Qatar3,046,488.8people
125Mauritania3,033,242.0people
126Armenia2,785,445.5people
127Albania2,772,214.5people
128Lithuania2,756,084.0people
129Chad2,667,615.2people
130Moldova, Republic of2,636,860.8people
131Jamaica2,601,435.5people
132Mongolia2,581,653.8people
133Papua New Guinea2,493,340.5people
134Togo2,394,804.8people
135Sierra Leone2,153,042.0people
136Slovenia2,082,915.5people
137Botswana1,818,130.9people
138The Republic of North Macedonia1,804,735.0people
139Latvia1,732,128.6people
140South Sudan1,723,223.6people
141Bahrain1,607,049.0people
142Gabon1,457,396.6people
143Trinidad and Tobago1,420,000.0people
144Cyprus1,351,187.4people
145Estonia1,347,233.0people
146Republic of The Gambia1,329,517.8people
147Liberia1,309,761.8people
148Mauritius1,237,784.8people
149Republic of the Congo1,211,127.0people
150Namibia1,173,354.6people
151Lesotho1,119,423.5people
152Equatorial Guinea1,036,068.4people
153Timor-Leste1,021,566.4people
154Reunion873,764.1people
155Fiji861,487.0people
156Eswatini801,129.3people
157Djibouti772,743.2people
158Guyana758,854.9people
159Central African Republic748,230.8people
160Macao720,262.0people
161Bhutan687,376.1people
162Luxembourg656,891.1people
163Guinea-Bissau637,106.5people
164Montenegro624,746.1people
165Suriname570,977.0people
166Malta539,607.0people
167Maldives526,222.5people
168Comoros495,911.3people
169Brunei Darussalam462,721.0people
170Cape Verde436,319.3people
171Iceland388,588.7people
172Guadeloupe374,084.2people
173Eritrea373,087.9people
174Bahamas369,850.1people
175Belize351,599.1people
176Martinique341,428.6people
177Mayotte326,505.0people
178New Caledonia292,639.0people
179French Guiana290,415.8people
180Solomon Islands283,844.5people
181Barbados277,078.8people
182French Polynesia274,789.7people
183Samoa211,694.5people
184Curaçao167,115.8people
185Vanuatu156,723.8people
186Guam151,631.1people
187Saint Lucia149,028.3people
188Seychelles130,026.7people
189Sao Tome and Principe114,655.4people
190Grenada108,556.2people
191Aruba106,812.4people
192Jersey103,846.0people
193Micronesia, Federated States of100,327.9people
194Tonga97,855.2people
195Saint Vincent and the Grenadines94,119.7people
196Antigua and Barbuda93,402.3people
197Virgin Islands, U.S.84,275.8people
198Isle of Man84,160.0people
199Andorra81,938.0people
200Bermuda64,598.3people
201Guernsey64,280.0people
202Cayman Islands61,981.2people
203Kiribati60,766.5people
204Dominica55,047.8people
205Saint Kitts and Nevis44,675.7people
206Faroe Islands44,436.6people
207Northern Mariana Islands44,171.1people
208Turks and Caicos Islands43,348.6people
209Liechtenstein39,850.1people
210Gibraltar39,329.0people
211Monaco38,631.0people
212Sint Maarten (Dutch part)38,520.7people
213Greenland34,993.8people
214San Marino33,581.0people
215Virgin Islands, British32,813.5people
216Marshall Islands29,647.4people
217Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba29,264.0people
218American Samoa29,050.3people
219Saint Martin (French part)26,129.0people
220Palau17,522.5people
221Anguilla13,949.3people
222Cook Islands13,566.1people
223Saint Barthélemy11,258.0people
224Wallis and Futuna10,482.5people
225Tuvalu8,650.0people
226Nauru8,520.7people
227Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,624.4people
228Saint Helena5,237.0people
229Montserrat3,924.4people
230Falkland Islands (Malvinas)3,470.0people
231Tokelau2,429.1people
232Niue1,781.5people
Showing 232 of 232 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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