Eritrea vs Iceland: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Eritrea

373,088 people

in 2016

Iceland

388,589 people

in 2024

Eritrea rank

173rd

Iceland rank

171st

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Iceland currently reports 388,589 people against 373,088 people in Eritrea, a difference of 15,501 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.

Eritrea ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 171st 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.