Haiti vs Somalia: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Haiti
5.73 million people
in 2024
Somalia
6.87 million people
in 2024
Haiti rank
34th
Somalia rank
32nd

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Haiti
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.87 million people against 5.73 million people in Haiti, a difference of 1.14 million people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Haiti's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 32nd of 232 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 5.14 million people 6.40 million people 1.27 million people Somalia
2010s 5.37 million people 6.50 million people 1.12 million people Somalia
2020s 5.65 million people 6.83 million people 1.19 million people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Haiti or Somalia?
Somalia, at 6.87 million people against 5.73 million people in Haiti as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Haiti and Somalia?
1.14 million people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Somalia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Haiti and Somalia rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
Haiti ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 32nd 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.