Gambia vs Honduras: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Gambia
1.11 million people
in 2024
Honduras
739,787 people
in 2024
Gambia rank
63rd
Honduras rank
65th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Gambia
  • Honduras
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.11 million people against 739,787 people in Honduras, a difference of 366,193 people.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.5 times Honduras's.

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

Gambia ranks 63rd and Honduras ranks 65th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Honduras Difference Ahead
2000s 338,876 people 1.71 million people 1.37 million people Honduras
2010s 717,993 people 1.30 million people 580,300 people Honduras
2020s 1.05 million people 868,548 people 182,145 people Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Gambia or Honduras?
Gambia, at 1.11 million people against 739,787 people in Honduras as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Gambia and Honduras?
366,193 people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Honduras?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Honduras rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
Gambia ranks 63rd and Honduras ranks 65th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.