Azerbaijan vs Japan: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Azerbaijan
59,330 people
in 2024
Japan
70,151 people
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
109th
Japan rank
106th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Japan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 70,151 people against 59,330 people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 10,821 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Azerbaijan's.

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

Azerbaijan ranks 109th and Japan ranks 106th 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.