Ecuador vs Netherlands: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Ecuador
16.54 million people
in 2024
Netherlands
17.80 million people
in 2024
Ecuador rank
55th
Netherlands rank
53rd

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Ecuador
  • Netherlands
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200020122024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 17.80 million people against 16.54 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 1.26 million people.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

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

Ecuador ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 53rd 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
Last refreshed

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