Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Jamaica

2.60 million people

in 2024

Papua New Guinea

2.49 million people

in 2024

Jamaica rank

131st

Papua New Guinea rank

133rd

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Jamaica currently reports 2.60 million people against 2.49 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 108,100 people.

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

Jamaica ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd 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.