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

Cape Verde

436,319 people

in 2024

Eritrea

373,088 people

in 2016

Cape Verde rank

170th

Eritrea rank

173rd

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Cape Verde currently reports 436,319 people against 373,088 people in Eritrea, a difference of 63,231 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 170th and Eritrea ranks 173rd 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.