Eritrea vs Liberia: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Eritrea
2.45 million people
in 2016
Liberia
2.79 million people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
51st
Liberia rank
48th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Eritrea
  • Liberia
01.0M2.0M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.79 million people against 2.45 million people in Eritrea, a difference of 338,690 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 51st and Liberia ranks 48th 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.