Chile vs Democratic Republic of Congo: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Chile

19.66 million people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

17.82 million people

in 2024

Chile rank

50th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

52nd

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Chile currently reports 19.66 million people against 17.82 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.84 million people.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Chile ranks 50th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 52nd 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.