How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Yemen?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Nepal vs Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Nepal

25.51 million people

in 2024

Yemen

25.60 million people

in 2024

Nepal rank

43rd

Yemen rank

41st

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Nepal
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 25.60 million people against 25.51 million people in Nepal, a difference of 93,400 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.

Nepal ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 41st of 232 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.97 million people	10.54 million people	3.58 million people	Yemen
2010s	15.34 million people	17.05 million people	1.71 million people	Yemen
2020s	23.38 million people	23.56 million people	175,980 people	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Nepal or Yemen?: Yemen, at 25.60 million people against 25.51 million people in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Nepal and Yemen?: 93,400 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Yemen?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Yemen rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Nepal ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 41st 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.