Peru vs Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Peru

26.95 million people

in 2024

Yemen

25.60 million people

in 2024

Peru rank

39th

Yemen rank

41st

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Peru currently reports 26.95 million people against 25.60 million people in Yemen, a difference of 1.35 million people.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

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

Peru ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 41st 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.