What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Eswatini and East Timor?

220,441 people, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and East Timor?

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs East Timor: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Eswatini

801,129 people

in 2024

East Timor

1.02 million people

in 2024

Eswatini rank

156th

East Timor rank

153rd

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Eswatini
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 1.02 million people against 801,129 people in Eswatini, a difference of 220,441 people.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 156th and East Timor ranks 153rd of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	576,447 people	268,622 people	307,825 people	Eswatini
2010s	670,707 people	596,373 people	74,334 people	Eswatini
2020s	770,933 people	930,286 people	159,353 people	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Eswatini or East Timor?: East Timor, at 1.02 million people against 801,129 people in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Eswatini and East Timor?: 220,441 people, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and East Timor?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and East Timor rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Eswatini ranks 156th and East Timor ranks 153rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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