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

47,730 people, with Cape Verde ahead.

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

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 Iceland: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Cape Verde

436,319 people

in 2024

Iceland

388,589 people

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

170th

Iceland rank

171st

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Cape Verde
Iceland

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 436,319 people against 388,589 people in Iceland, a difference of 47,730 people.

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

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

Cape Verde ranks 170th and Iceland ranks 171st of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	228,550 people	294,815 people	66,265 people	Iceland
2010s	354,993 people	329,258 people	25,735 people	Cape Verde
2020s	429,446 people	375,474 people	53,973 people	Cape Verde

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 Iceland?: Cape Verde, at 436,319 people against 388,589 people in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Cape Verde and Iceland?: 47,730 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Iceland?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Iceland rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Cape Verde ranks 170th and Iceland ranks 171st 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.