Ghana vs Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Ghana
10.87 million people
in 2024
Senegal
11.57 million people
in 2024
Ghana rank
70th
Senegal rank
67th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M200020122024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 11.57 million people against 10.87 million people in Ghana, a difference of 695,600 people.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 70th and Senegal ranks 67th 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.