What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe?

8,608 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Latvia vs Sao Tome and Principe: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Latvia

98,652 people

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

107,260 people

in 2024

Latvia rank

98th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

97th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Latvia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 107,260 people against 98,652 people in Latvia, a difference of 8,608 people.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

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

Latvia ranks 98th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 97th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	224,962 people	109,492 people	115,470 people	Latvia
2010s	149,502 people	107,944 people	41,558 people	Latvia
2020s	105,537 people	104,046 people	1,491 people	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Latvia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 107,260 people against 98,652 people in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 8,608 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Latvia ranks 98th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 97th 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.