Belarus vs Suriname: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Belarus
20,975 people
in 2024
Suriname
24,937 people
in 2024
Belarus rank
122nd
Suriname rank
119th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Belarus
  • Suriname
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k200020122024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 24,937 people against 20,975 people in Belarus, a difference of 3,962 people.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.

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

Belarus ranks 122nd and Suriname ranks 119th 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.