Brazil vs Chad: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Brazil

15.89 million people

in 2024

Chad

16.50 million people

in 2024

Brazil rank

14th

Chad rank

13th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Chad currently reports 16.50 million people against 15.89 million people in Brazil, a difference of 612,100 people.

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

Brazil ranks 14th and Chad ranks 13th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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