health2024

Number of people not using improved sanitation facilities

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
3,861,012.7people
Median: 35,235.0people
Countries Covered
232
with available data
Highest
Ethiopia
107,139,780.0people
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1Ethiopia107,139,780.0people
2India97,692,856.0people
3Nigeria84,293,770.0people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo72,023,100.0people
5Pakistan51,630,068.0people
By Region
Africa26,840,634.6people(9 countries)
Asia8,939,527.3people(26 countries)
South America3,269,019.2people(7 countries)
Other2,574,222.0people(152 countries)
North America1,272,792.3people(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0people)High (107,139,780.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 3,861,012.7people)

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

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
1Ethiopia107,139,780.0people
2India97,692,856.0people
3Nigeria84,293,770.0people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo72,023,100.0people
5Pakistan51,630,068.0people
6United Republic of Tanzania29,035,512.0people
7Uganda28,954,354.0people
8Bangladesh20,554,492.0people
9Niger19,861,620.0people
10Madagascar19,757,874.0people
11Mozambique19,362,308.0people
12Kenya17,809,254.0people
13Chad16,502,972.0people
14Brazil15,890,900.0people
15Sudan15,273,817.0people
16Indonesia14,820,048.0people
17Yemen13,402,804.0people
18Afghanistan13,393,558.0people
19People's Republic of China12,252,173.0people
20Russian Federation11,270,519.0people
21Angola10,379,925.0people
22Cameroon10,314,472.0people
23Cote d'Ivoire9,948,451.0people
24South Sudan9,281,716.0people
25Ghana9,249,617.0people
26Burkina Faso8,714,592.0people
27Zambia8,510,769.0people
28Benin8,228,165.5people
29Mali7,921,940.5people
30Myanmar7,656,245.5people
31Papua New Guinea7,465,069.5people
32Somalia6,870,685.5people
33Burundi5,930,872.0people
34Haiti5,732,170.0people
35Zimbabwe5,700,590.0people
36Guinea5,506,550.0people
37Malawi5,215,292.0people
38South Africa4,990,917.0people
39Togo4,887,190.5people
40Philippines4,590,837.5people
41Morocco4,062,868.0people
42Peru3,891,687.5people
43North Korea3,842,714.5people
44Senegal3,743,890.8people
45Central African Republic3,700,810.8people
46Sierra Leone3,497,321.0people
47Guatemala3,211,365.8people
48Liberia2,785,209.8people
49Republic of the Congo2,654,279.0people
50Vietnam2,474,056.5people
51Eritrea2,446,516.5people
52Egypt2,098,314.5people
53Romania1,746,892.2people
54Mauritania1,651,332.1people
55Algeria1,541,266.2people
56Bolivia1,495,616.4people
57Colombia1,464,639.8people
58Namibia1,433,393.0people
59United States of America1,318,593.8people
60Cambodia1,303,376.8people
61Argentina1,269,606.4people
62Guinea-Bissau1,158,506.5people
63Republic of The Gambia1,105,984.9people
64Lesotho766,187.1people
65Honduras739,787.2people
66Iraq688,441.8people
67Lao People's Democratic Republic678,318.5people
68Gabon608,405.7people
69Nepal598,886.9people
70Canada561,209.6people
71Uzbekistan504,261.7people
72Solomon Islands486,802.2people
73Venezuela455,743.0people
74Panama433,952.8people
75Mongolia404,343.1people
76Hong Kong383,026.5people
77Equatorial Guinea371,970.7people
78Ecuador352,322.7people
79Dominican Republic346,349.0people
80Türkiye344,037.0people
81Libya342,076.8people
82Georgia322,615.4people
83Djibouti298,523.8people
84Botswana269,065.5people
85Moldova, Republic of248,973.9people
86Comoros234,424.3people
87Rwanda206,206.4people
88Cuba191,010.3people
89Ireland179,052.3people
90Timor-Leste176,117.8people
91Armenia154,503.7people
92South Korea139,971.1people
93Serbia138,611.2people
94Bosnia and Herzegovina136,093.5people
95Eswatini135,382.6people
96United Kingdom118,884.0people
97Sao Tome and Principe107,260.2people
98Latvia98,651.8people
99Tunisia95,207.7people
100Jordan91,048.4people
101Vanuatu89,649.3people
102Saudi Arabia75,900.1people
103El Salvador75,816.8people
104Thailand75,669.4people
105Tajikistan72,720.4people
106Japan70,151.1people
107Lithuania61,534.6people
108Sri Lanka60,194.9people
109Azerbaijan59,330.1people
110Sweden58,842.2people
111Cape Verde52,851.5people
112Croatia52,426.7people
113Kiribati49,495.8people
114Costa Rica45,009.2people
115Syrian Arab Republic40,638.8people
116Jamaica36,541.1people
117Paraguay33,928.9people
118Belize30,320.3people
119Suriname24,936.7people
120United Arab Emirates22,976.8people
121Greenland20,996.3people
122Belarus20,975.2people
123Bhutan20,708.2people
124Trinidad and Tobago20,080.7people
125French Guiana18,106.2people
126Slovenia17,112.6people
127State of Palestine15,291.2people
128Turkmenistan15,230.6people
129Uruguay13,976.6people
130Montenegro12,115.4people
131Dominica11,273.8people
132Saint Lucia11,151.5people
133Micronesia, Federated States of10,588.1people
134Mauritius10,081.1people
135The Republic of North Macedonia9,895.0people
136Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8,892.5people
137Ukraine8,766.6people
138Italy8,579.6people
139Bahamas7,930.5people
140Israel7,502.6people
141Cyprus7,094.6people
142French Polynesia7,017.3people
143Grenada6,025.1people
144Cayman Islands4,928.9people
145Reunion4,826.9people
146Faroe Islands4,457.4people
147Albania3,798.3people
148Estonia3,794.9people
149Marshall Islands3,566.2people
150Guyana2,923.1people
151Austria2,544.8people
152Slovakia2,542.6people
153Qatar1,934.3people
154Martinique1,766.4people
155Saint Kitts and Nevis1,740.0people
156Tonga1,555.1people
157Curaçao1,400.2people
158Guam1,345.0people
159Aruba1,253.6people
160Virgin Islands, British1,064.5people
161Guadeloupe1,021.8people
162Samoa1,009.8people
163Wallis and Futuna794.5people
164American Samoa730.2people
165Virgin Islands, U.S.629.2people
166Turks and Caicos Islands600.6people
167Sint Maarten (Dutch part)475.4people
168Nauru428.6people
169Antigua and Barbuda369.7people
170Tuvalu299.6people
171Kyrgyzstan188.6people
172Palau172.5people
173Cook Islands162.9people
174Anguilla132.7people
175Northern Mariana Islands106.9people
176Netherlands82.1people
177Luxembourg42.9people
178Bermuda37.7people
179Niue37.5people
180Liechtenstein19.9people
181Bulgaria13.4people
182Belgium6.3people
183Saint Pierre and Miquelon3.6people
184Finland1.7people
185Chile1.5people
186Mayotte0.0people
187Czech Republic0.0people
188Denmark0.0people
189Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0people
190Fiji0.0people
191France0.0people
192Germany0.0people
193Gibraltar0.0people
194Greece0.0people
195Hungary0.0people
196Iceland0.0people
197Islamic Republic of Iran0.0people
198Kazakhstan0.0people
199Kuwait0.0people
200Lebanon0.0people
201Macao0.0people
202Malaysia0.0people
203Maldives0.0people
204Malta0.0people
205Mexico0.0people
206Monaco0.0people
207Montserrat0.0people
208Oman0.0people
209Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0people
210New Caledonia0.0people
211New Zealand0.0people
212Norway0.0people
213Poland0.0people
214Portugal0.0people
215Puerto Rico0.0people
216Saint Barthélemy0.0people
217Saint Helena0.0people
218Saint Martin (French part)0.0people
219San Marino0.0people
220Seychelles0.0people
221Singapore0.0people
222Spain0.0people
223Switzerland0.0people
224Tokelau0.0people
225Guernsey0.0people
226Jersey0.0people
227Isle of Man0.0people
228Andorra0.0people
229Australia0.0people
230Bahrain0.0people
231Barbados0.0people
232Brunei Darussalam0.0people
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Data Source

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

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