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

Democratic Republic of Congo

17.82 million people

in 2024

Netherlands

17.80 million people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

52nd

Netherlands rank

53rd

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 17.82 million people against 17.80 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 14,000 people.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 53rd 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.