Cameroon vs South Sudan: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Cameroon
10.31 million people
in 2024
South Sudan
9.28 million people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
22nd
South Sudan rank
24th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Cameroon
  • South Sudan
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M200020122024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 10.31 million people against 9.28 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 1.03 million people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Sudan ahead.

Cameroon ranks 22nd and South Sudan ranks 24th 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.