Algeria vs Colombia: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Algeria
1.54 million people
in 2024
Colombia
1.46 million people
in 2024
Algeria rank
55th
Colombia rank
57th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Algeria
  • Colombia
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1.54 million people against 1.46 million people in Colombia, a difference of 76,630 people.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

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

Algeria ranks 55th and Colombia ranks 57th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using improved 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

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.