Ethiopia vs India: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Ethiopia
107.14 million people
in 2024
India
97.69 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
1st
India rank
2nd

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Ethiopia
  • India
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 107.14 million people against 97.69 million people in India, a difference of 9.45 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times India's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd 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.