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health2024

Number of people in rural areas 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 Data•175 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4,162,070.1people
Median: 115,473.3people
Countries Covered
175
with available data
Highest
India
97,692,910.0people
Lowest
Austria
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1India97,692,910.0people
2Ethiopia92,141,430.0people
3Nigeria61,736,476.0people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo45,116,864.0people
5Pakistan41,113,010.0people
By Region
Africa21,567,075.5people(9 countries)
Asia10,761,432.0people(19 countries)
Other2,997,533.8people(104 countries)
South America1,806,541.6people(7 countries)
North America858,626.9people(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 (97,692,910.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4,162,070.1people)

Africa (9)
Asia (19)
Other (104)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
Oceania (1)

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 ↕
1India97,692,910.0people
2Ethiopia92,141,430.0people
3Nigeria61,736,476.0people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo45,116,864.0people
5Pakistan41,113,010.0people
6United Republic of Tanzania28,097,682.0people
7Uganda24,648,272.0people
8Niger19,163,846.0people
9Kenya16,009,966.0people
10Mozambique15,741,386.0people
11Bangladesh14,760,136.0people
12Chad14,316,695.0people
13Madagascar13,871,433.0people
14Sudan13,367,510.0people
15Afghanistan12,935,215.0people
16People's Republic of China12,252,131.0people
17Yemen11,856,061.0people
18Russian Federation10,469,038.0people
19Brazil8,172,308.5people
20Burkina Faso8,140,524.5people
21South Sudan8,112,929.5people
22Angola8,009,248.0people
23Cote d'Ivoire7,917,403.0people
24Indonesia7,900,674.5people
25Cameroon7,722,660.0people
26Papua New Guinea6,837,977.0people
27Myanmar6,610,010.0people
28Zambia6,574,320.0people
29Mali6,274,584.0people
30Ghana6,247,599.5people
31Burundi5,697,852.5people
32Zimbabwe5,563,575.0people
33Benin5,393,635.5people
34Guinea5,369,290.0people
35Somalia5,035,180.5people
36Malawi4,694,105.5people
37Togo4,106,639.5people
38Morocco3,616,177.0people
39Senegal3,335,996.2people
40South Africa3,311,065.2people
41Philippines3,125,725.8people
42Sierra Leone2,873,181.8people
43Haiti2,778,045.8people
44North Korea2,619,318.8people
45Central African Republic2,607,872.5people
46Vietnam2,474,056.5people
47Guatemala2,436,161.5people
48Peru2,339,974.8people
49Egypt2,086,495.9people
50Liberia1,922,176.1people
51Eritrea1,766,199.8people
52Republic of the Congo1,586,038.0people
53Romania1,581,464.5people
54Bolivia1,495,617.4people
55Mauritania1,374,327.4people
56Cambodia1,303,376.9people
57Colombia1,061,997.2people
58Namibia947,580.8people
59Algeria945,221.8people
60United States of America909,536.6people
61Guinea-Bissau890,477.8people
62Argentina719,187.7people
63Lao People's Democratic Republic678,318.4people
64Republic of The Gambia655,420.1people
65Lesotho654,621.8people
66Honduras497,194.2people
67Solomon Islands469,131.5people
68Nepal426,799.8people
69Mongolia366,298.8people
70Panama361,253.8people
71Ecuador352,322.8people
72Iraq305,136.1people
73Georgia279,597.1people
74Türkiye247,527.0people
75Moldova, Republic of238,702.6people
76Botswana192,737.4people
77Djibouti187,318.6people
78Comoros171,731.7people
79Timor-Leste169,852.6people
80Equatorial Guinea161,932.8people
81Armenia154,503.6people
82Gabon154,235.2people
83Rwanda146,381.1people
84Uzbekistan136,792.1people
85Dominican Republic132,876.8people
86Serbia128,924.7people
87Bosnia and Herzegovina127,952.5people
88Eswatini115,473.3people
89Cuba91,833.4people
90Canada88,809.5people
91Vanuatu82,984.0people
92Latvia81,054.0people
93Azerbaijan59,330.3people
94Lithuania49,368.1people
95Tajikistan41,064.2people
96Ireland39,951.1people
97Croatia39,801.6people
98El Salvador36,925.6people
99Cape Verde36,878.5people
100Paraguay33,928.6people
101Saudi Arabia31,472.9people
102Sao Tome and Principe30,379.2people
103Kiribati29,693.9people
104Belize27,995.6people
105Syrian Arab Republic23,942.7people
106United Kingdom23,514.4people
107Tunisia21,675.0people
108Belarus19,324.5people
109Suriname18,656.8people
110Costa Rica15,708.7people
111State of Palestine15,291.3people
112Trinidad and Tobago13,678.7people
113Jamaica12,917.9people
114Jordan12,181.1people
115Montenegro12,115.4people
116Saint Lucia10,343.1people
117The Republic of North Macedonia9,895.0people
118Mauritius8,879.9people
119Ukraine8,765.5people
120Sweden8,467.7people
121Bhutan8,412.3people
122Israel7,502.2people
123Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5,969.5people
124Cyprus4,849.1people
125Marshall Islands1,942.0people
126Tonga1,488.5people
127United Arab Emirates996.3people
128Samoa830.2people
129Wallis and Futuna794.5people
130Estonia719.9people
131Slovakia573.2people
132Cook Islands129.1people
133Tuvalu124.8people
134Netherlands82.6people
135Turks and Caicos Islands59.4people
136Palau47.7people
137Bulgaria13.4people
138Luxembourg12.6people
139Belgium6.6people
140Finland1.7people
141Sri Lanka0.0people
142Chile0.0people
143Czech Republic0.0people
144Denmark0.0people
145Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0people
146Fiji0.0people
147France0.0people
148Germany0.0people
149Greece0.0people
150Guyana0.0people
151Hungary0.0people
152Iceland0.0people
153Islamic Republic of Iran0.0people
154Italy0.0people
155Kazakhstan0.0people
156Kyrgyzstan0.0people
157Malaysia0.0people
158Maldives0.0people
159Malta0.0people
160Mexico0.0people
161Oman0.0people
162New Zealand0.0people
163Norway0.0people
164Poland0.0people
165Portugal0.0people
166Spain0.0people
167Switzerland0.0people
168Thailand0.0people
169Tokelau0.0people
170Turkmenistan0.0people
171Uruguay0.0people
172Albania0.0people
173Andorra0.0people
174Antigua and Barbuda0.0people
175Austria0.0people
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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