How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?

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.

Rwanda vs Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Rwanda

11.60 million people

in 2024

Senegal

11.57 million people

in 2024

Rwanda rank

66th

Senegal rank

67th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Rwanda
Senegal

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 11.60 million people against 11.57 million people in Senegal, a difference of 27,600 people.

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

Rwanda ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 67th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.66 million people	4.63 million people	29,788 people	Rwanda
2010s	7.79 million people	7.58 million people	207,876 people	Rwanda
2020s	10.76 million people	10.67 million people	93,486 people	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Rwanda or Senegal?: Rwanda, at 11.60 million people against 11.57 million people in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Rwanda and Senegal?: 27,600 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Senegal rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Rwanda ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 67th 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.