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

Democratic Republic of Congo

17.82 million people

in 2024

Romania

17.22 million people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

52nd

Romania rank

54th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 17.82 million people against 17.22 million people in Romania, a difference of 599,100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Romania ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 52nd and Romania ranks 54th 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.