What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Cape Verde and Comoros?

59,592 people, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Comoros?

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.

Cape Verde vs Comoros: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Cape Verde

436,319 people

in 2024

Comoros

495,911 people

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

170th

Comoros rank

168th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Cape Verde
Comoros

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 495,911 people against 436,319 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 59,592 people.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 170th and Comoros ranks 168th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Comoros in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Comoros	Difference	Ahead
2000s	228,550 people	186,245 people	42,305 people	Cape Verde
2010s	354,993 people	329,606 people	25,387 people	Cape Verde
2020s	429,446 people	458,729 people	29,283 people	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Cape Verde or Comoros?: Comoros, at 495,911 people against 436,319 people in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Cape Verde and Comoros?: 59,592 people, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Comoros?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Comoros rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Cape Verde ranks 170th and Comoros ranks 168th 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.