Chile vs North Korea: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Chile

19.66 million people

in 2024

North Korea

22.41 million people

in 2023

Chile rank

50th

North Korea rank

47th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

North Korea currently reports 22.41 million people against 19.66 million people in Chile, a difference of 2.75 million people.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 50th and North Korea ranks 47th 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.