Croatia vs Sweden: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Croatia

52,427 people

in 2021

Sweden

58,842 people

in 2024

Croatia rank

112th

Sweden rank

110th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Sweden currently reports 58,842 people against 52,427 people in Croatia, a difference of 6,416 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 112th and Sweden ranks 110th 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.