How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kazakhstan?

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.

Chile vs Kazakhstan: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Chile

19.66 million people

in 2024

Kazakhstan

20.17 million people

in 2024

Chile rank

50th

Kazakhstan rank

49th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Chile
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 20.17 million people against 19.66 million people in Chile, a difference of 510,500 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Chile ranks 50th and Kazakhstan ranks 49th of 232 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.24 million people	15.50 million people	257,580 people	Kazakhstan
2010s	17.53 million people	17.56 million people	31,800 people	Kazakhstan
2020s	19.51 million people	19.63 million people	115,020 people	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Chile or Kazakhstan?: Kazakhstan, at 20.17 million people against 19.66 million people in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Chile and Kazakhstan?: 510,500 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kazakhstan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Chile and Kazakhstan rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Chile ranks 50th and Kazakhstan ranks 49th 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.