Australia vs Peru: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Australia

26.71 million people

in 2024

Peru

26.95 million people

in 2024

Australia rank

40th

Peru rank

39th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Peru currently reports 26.95 million people against 26.71 million people in Australia, a difference of 241,300 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 40th and Peru ranks 39th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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