What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Cape Verde and Croatia?

425 people, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Croatia?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Cape Verde vs Croatia: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Cape Verde

52,852 people

in 2024

Croatia

52,427 people

in 2021

Cape Verde rank

111th

Croatia rank

112th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Cape Verde
Croatia

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 52,852 people against 52,427 people in Croatia, a difference of 425 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 111th and Croatia ranks 112th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Croatia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	232,428 people	61,017 people	171,411 people	Cape Verde
2010s	127,056 people	57,232 people	69,823 people	Cape Verde
2020s	58,782 people	52,742 people	6,040 people	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Cape Verde or Croatia?: Cape Verde, at 52,852 people against 52,427 people in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Cape Verde and Croatia?: 425 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Croatia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cape Verde and Croatia rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Cape Verde ranks 111th and Croatia ranks 112th 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.