Congo vs Gambia: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Congo
1.21 million people
in 2021
Gambia
1.33 million people
in 2024
Congo rank
149th
Gambia rank
146th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Congo
  • Gambia
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M200020122024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.33 million people against 1.21 million people in Congo, a difference of 118,390 people.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 149th and Gambia ranks 146th of 232 countries.

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About this data

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
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.