Brazil vs India: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Brazil
195.89 million people
in 2024
India
1.21 billion people
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
2nd

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Brazil
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.21 billion people against 195.89 million people in Brazil, a difference of 1.01 billion people.

That makes India's figure about 6.2 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd 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.