Somalia vs Switzerland: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Somalia
8.45 million people
in 2024
Switzerland
8.91 million people
in 2024
Somalia rank
87th
Switzerland rank
85th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Somalia
  • Switzerland
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 8.91 million people against 8.45 million people in Somalia, a difference of 462,180 people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

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

Somalia ranks 87th and Switzerland ranks 85th of 232 countries.

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About this data

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
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.