health2024

Number of people not using safely managed 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 Data150 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
18,431,129.1people
Median: 1,821,775.2people
Countries Covered
150
with available data
Highest
India
539,965,600.0people
Lowest
Andorra
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1India539,965,600.0people
2People's Republic of China449,061,730.0people
3Nigeria157,737,470.0people
4Ethiopia121,427,590.0people
5Bangladesh108,788,024.0people
By Region
Asia64,114,724.0people(21 countries)
Africa57,785,155.3people(8 countries)
South America31,021,094.8people(6 countries)
North America22,170,078.3people(3 countries)
Other8,217,939.4people(79 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 (539,965,600.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 18,431,129.1people)

Asia (21)
Africa (8)
South America (6)
North America (3)
Other (79)
Europe (31)
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
1India539,965,600.0people
2People's Republic of China449,061,730.0people
3Nigeria157,737,470.0people
4Ethiopia121,427,590.0people
5Bangladesh108,788,024.0people
6Brazil95,492,550.0people
7Democratic Republic of the Congo94,978,260.0people
8Russian Federation60,555,708.0people
9Vietnam55,165,124.0people
10Thailand52,519,176.0people
11Egypt49,720,100.0people
12United Republic of Tanzania49,047,390.0people
13Mexico48,747,870.0people
14Philippines43,818,610.0people
15Colombia43,001,284.0people
16Uganda39,830,890.0people
17Kenya36,214,732.0people
18Morocco34,873,188.0people
19Afghanistan32,080,562.0people
20Ghana27,967,616.0people
21Madagascar27,872,900.0people
22Niger24,559,802.0people
23Cote d'Ivoire23,279,174.0people
24Yemen23,083,228.0people
25Mozambique22,876,600.0people
26Iraq22,607,780.0people
27Argentina22,591,252.0people
28Myanmar21,509,256.0people
29Venezuela21,015,364.0people
30Mali19,580,660.0people
31Türkiye18,488,152.0people
32Chad18,048,606.0people
33Burkina Faso17,726,706.0people
34Algeria17,558,270.0people
35South Africa16,782,276.0people
36Somalia15,895,007.0people
37Peru14,887,361.0people
38Nepal13,813,850.0people
39Senegal12,937,300.0people
40Italy12,932,201.0people
41Zimbabwe12,715,447.0people
42Benin12,096,965.0people
43Malawi11,660,740.0people
44United States of America10,330,092.0people
45Uzbekistan9,236,789.0people
46Ecuador9,197,003.0people
47Papua New Guinea8,813,987.0people
48Cambodia8,536,894.0people
49Togo8,275,888.0people
50Canada7,432,273.0people
51Sierra Leone7,186,228.5people
52France6,660,077.5people
53Dominican Republic6,517,296.5people
54Cuba5,942,600.5people
55Libya5,775,878.0people
56Spain5,614,526.0people
57Saudi Arabia5,471,434.0people
58Serbia5,115,092.5people
59Malaysia5,054,044.5people
60Central African Republic4,609,667.0people
61Lebanon4,315,416.0people
62El Salvador4,058,139.8people
63Costa Rica3,781,452.2people
64Azerbaijan3,307,359.2people
65Ukraine2,879,690.0people
66Paraguay2,873,635.2people
67Germany2,735,078.5people
68Armenia2,654,472.2people
69Tunisia2,481,754.5people
70Belarus2,346,238.0people
71Jordan2,301,844.0people
72Lao People's Democratic Republic2,223,548.0people
73Puerto Rico2,188,190.8people
74Republic of The Gambia1,984,724.4people
75Romania1,939,799.5people
76Guinea-Bissau1,703,750.9people
77Bulgaria1,640,808.5people
78The Republic of North Macedonia1,602,268.8people
79United Kingdom1,491,673.2people
80Bosnia and Herzegovina1,469,055.0people
81State of Palestine1,455,633.8people
82Georgia1,409,933.9people
83Lesotho1,314,684.6people
84Norway1,230,751.0people
85Australia1,129,195.0people
86Mongolia1,044,504.4people
87Japan1,007,702.8people
88Croatia991,653.6people
89Ireland984,706.3people
90Chile957,119.1people
91Trinidad and Tobago934,520.9people
92Czech Republic925,507.6people
93Slovakia912,721.8people
94Albania857,676.6people
95Poland837,184.9people
96Hungary802,263.1people
97Jamaica749,146.1people
98Greece714,752.5people
99Djibouti695,739.6people
100Portugal633,378.3people
101Belgium599,027.8people
102New Zealand583,979.9people
103Finland555,140.9people
104Kyrgyzstan501,074.9people
105Sweden493,050.8people
106Eswatini486,740.9people
107Fiji478,297.0people
108Suriname475,000.4people
109Guyana470,102.8people
110Netherlands456,101.0people
111Comoros438,899.6people
112Bhutan399,869.3people
113Hong Kong383,026.5people
114South Korea347,315.8people
115Slovenia327,494.8people
116Montenegro313,714.1people
117Cyprus312,784.6people
118Israel265,699.4people
119Reunion201,901.8people
120United Arab Emirates170,953.6people
121Sao Tome and Principe153,823.8people
122Macao144,371.2people
123Latvia139,742.4people
124Austria136,600.7people
125Estonia128,476.2people
126Samoa121,836.1people
127Bahrain106,827.0people
128Lithuania103,026.1people
129Kiribati101,361.5people
130French Guiana73,329.4people
131Tonga71,624.3people
132Denmark65,685.8people
133Greenland55,990.0people
134Turks and Caicos Islands30,754.2people
135Switzerland27,973.1people
136American Samoa26,687.2people
137Luxembourg24,754.2people
138Isle of Man12,774.3people
139Guernsey8,035.0people
140Nauru7,985.9people
141Tuvalu5,816.0people
142Jersey5,192.3people
143San Marino3,293.5people
144Qatar1,934.3people
145Liechtenstein1,474.8people
146Kuwait0.0people
147Malta0.0people
148Monaco0.0people
149Singapore0.0people
150Andorra0.0people
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Data Source

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

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