Australia vs Venezuela: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Australia
26.71 million people
in 2024
Venezuela
27.95 million people
in 2024
Australia rank
40th
Venezuela rank
38th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Australia
  • Venezuela
010.0M20.0M30.0M200020122024

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 27.95 million people against 26.71 million people in Australia, a difference of 1.24 million people.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 40th and Venezuela ranks 38th 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.