Argentina vs South Africa: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Argentina
41.63 million people
in 2016
South Africa
49.53 million people
in 2024
Argentina rank
27th
South Africa rank
24th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M200020122024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 49.53 million people against 41.63 million people in Argentina, a difference of 7.91 million people.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 24th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
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
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.