Brazil vs Indonesia: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Brazil
15.89 million people
in 2024
Indonesia
14.82 million people
in 2024
Brazil rank
14th
Indonesia rank
16th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M200020122024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 15.89 million people against 14.82 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 1.07 million people.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

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

Brazil ranks 14th and Indonesia ranks 16th 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.