Cameroon vs Ghana: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Cameroon
10.31 million people
in 2024
Ghana
9.25 million people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
22nd
Ghana rank
25th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M200020122024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 10.31 million people against 9.25 million people in Ghana, a difference of 1.06 million people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Cameroon ranks 22nd and Ghana ranks 25th 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.