Chile vs Sri Lanka: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Chile

19.66 million people

in 2024

Sri Lanka

22.03 million people

in 2024

Chile rank

50th

Sri Lanka rank

48th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Sri Lanka currently reports 22.03 million people against 19.66 million people in Chile, a difference of 2.37 million people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th 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.