What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Azerbaijan and Sweden?

488 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sweden?

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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Sweden: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Azerbaijan

59,330 people

in 2024

Sweden

58,842 people

in 2024

Azerbaijan rank

109th

Sweden rank

110th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Azerbaijan
Sweden

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 59,330 people against 58,842 people in Sweden, a difference of 488 people.

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

Azerbaijan ranks 109th and Sweden ranks 110th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.76 million people	13,415 people	1.75 million people	Azerbaijan
2010s	918,289 people	35,786 people	882,503 people	Azerbaijan
2020s	204,880 people	55,337 people	149,543 people	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Azerbaijan or Sweden?: Azerbaijan, at 59,330 people against 58,842 people in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Azerbaijan and Sweden?: 488 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sweden?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Sweden rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Azerbaijan ranks 109th and Sweden ranks 110th 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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