South Africa vs Spain: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

South Africa
49.53 million people
in 2024
Spain
47.87 million people
in 2024
South Africa rank
24th
Spain rank
25th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M200020122024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 49.53 million people against 47.87 million people in Spain, a difference of 1.66 million people.

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

South Africa ranks 24th and Spain ranks 25th 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
Last refreshed

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