What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Rwanda and East Timor?

30,088 people, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and East Timor?

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Rwanda vs East Timor: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Rwanda

206,206 people

in 2024

East Timor

176,118 people

in 2024

Rwanda rank

87th

East Timor rank

90th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Rwanda
East Timor

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 206,206 people against 176,118 people in East Timor, a difference of 30,088 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 87th and East Timor ranks 90th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.38 million people	641,767 people	2.73 million people	Rwanda
2010s	2.19 million people	470,681 people	1.72 million people	Rwanda
2020s	655,307 people	248,246 people	407,061 people	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Rwanda or East Timor?: Rwanda, at 206,206 people against 176,118 people in East Timor as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Rwanda and East Timor?: 30,088 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and East Timor?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and East Timor rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Rwanda ranks 87th and East Timor ranks 90th 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: 18 September 2026

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