What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Hong Kong and Venezuela?

72,717 people, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Venezuela?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Hong Kong vs Venezuela: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Hong Kong

383,026 people

in 2024

Venezuela

455,743 people

in 2024

Hong Kong rank

76th

Venezuela rank

73rd

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Hong Kong
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 455,743 people against 383,026 people in Hong Kong, a difference of 72,717 people.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

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

Hong Kong ranks 76th and Venezuela ranks 73rd of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
2000s	197,899 people	2.94 million people	2.74 million people	Venezuela
2010s	294,016 people	1.70 million people	1.40 million people	Venezuela
2020s	367,145 people	613,243 people	246,098 people	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Hong Kong or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 455,743 people against 383,026 people in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Hong Kong and Venezuela?: 72,717 people, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Venezuela?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Venezuela rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Hong Kong ranks 76th and Venezuela ranks 73rd 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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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: 30 October 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.