Argentina vs Spain: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Argentina
41.63 million people
in 2016
Spain
47.87 million people
in 2024
Argentina rank
27th
Spain rank
25th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Argentina
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 47.87 million people against 41.63 million people in Argentina, a difference of 6.24 million people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

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

Argentina ranks 27th and Spain ranks 25th 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
Last refreshed

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.