Nepal vs Syria: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Nepal
25.51 million people
in 2024
Syria
23.60 million people
in 2024
Nepal rank
43rd
Syria rank
44th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Nepal
  • Syria
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200020122024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 25.51 million people against 23.60 million people in Syria, a difference of 1.91 million people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.

Nepal ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 44th 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.