What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Reunion and East Timor?

147,806 people, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and East Timor?

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Reunion vs East Timor: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Reunion

873,764 people

in 2024

East Timor

1.02 million people

in 2024

Reunion rank

154th

East Timor rank

153rd

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Reunion
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 1.02 million people against 873,764 people in Reunion, a difference of 147,806 people.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.2 times Reunion's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Reunion ahead.

Reunion ranks 154th and East Timor ranks 153rd of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Reunion	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	800,898 people	268,622 people	532,276 people	Reunion
2010s	848,261 people	596,373 people	251,888 people	Reunion
2020s	865,923 people	930,286 people	64,362 people	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Reunion or East Timor?: East Timor, at 1.02 million people against 873,764 people in Reunion as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Reunion and East Timor?: 147,806 people, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and East Timor?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Reunion and East Timor rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Reunion ranks 154th and East Timor ranks 153rd 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.