What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Lithuania and Sri Lanka?

1,340 people, with Lithuania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sri Lanka?

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.

Lithuania vs Sri Lanka: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Lithuania

61,535 people

in 2024

Sri Lanka

60,195 people

in 2024

Lithuania rank

107th

Sri Lanka rank

108th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Lithuania
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 61,535 people against 60,195 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1,340 people.

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

Lithuania ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	388,030 people	1.90 million people	1.51 million people	Sri Lanka
2010s	191,009 people	890,123 people	699,114 people	Sri Lanka
2020s	77,861 people	123,324 people	45,463 people	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Lithuania or Sri Lanka?: Lithuania, at 61,535 people against 60,195 people in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Lithuania and Sri Lanka?: 1,340 people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sri Lanka?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lithuania and Sri Lanka rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Lithuania ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th 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.