What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Barbados and New Caledonia?

15,560 people, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs New Caledonia: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Barbados

277,079 people

in 2024

New Caledonia

292,639 people

in 2024

Barbados rank

181st

New Caledonia rank

178th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Barbados
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 292,639 people against 277,079 people in Barbados, a difference of 15,560 people.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

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

Barbados ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 178th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	244,838 people	241,430 people	3,408 people	Barbados
2010s	265,372 people	277,509 people	12,137 people	New Caledonia
2020s	275,953 people	287,804 people	11,852 people	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Barbados or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 292,639 people against 277,079 people in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Barbados and New Caledonia?: 15,560 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and New Caledonia rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Barbados ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 178th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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