What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Portugal and Tajikistan?

417,080 people, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tajikistan?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Portugal vs Tajikistan: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Portugal

10.39 million people

in 2024

Tajikistan

9.97 million people

in 2023

Portugal rank

75th

Tajikistan rank

78th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Portugal
Tajikistan

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 10.39 million people against 9.97 million people in Tajikistan, a difference of 417,080 people.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 75th and Tajikistan ranks 78th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.28 million people	6.37 million people	3.91 million people	Portugal
2010s	10.34 million people	8.13 million people	2.21 million people	Portugal
2020s	10.37 million people	9.67 million people	698,990 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Portugal or Tajikistan?: Portugal, at 10.39 million people against 9.97 million people in Tajikistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Portugal and Tajikistan?: 417,080 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tajikistan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Tajikistan rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Portugal ranks 75th and Tajikistan ranks 78th 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.