Denmark vs Libya: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Denmark
5.95 million people
in 2024
Libya
6.53 million people
in 2024
Denmark rank
98th
Libya rank
96th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Denmark
  • Libya
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 6.53 million people against 5.95 million people in Denmark, a difference of 578,800 people.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 98th and Libya ranks 96th 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.