Afghanistan vs Chad: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Afghanistan

12.94 million people

in 2024

Chad

14.32 million people

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

15th

Chad rank

12th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Chad currently reports 14.32 million people against 12.94 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.38 million people.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 15th and Chad ranks 12th of 175 countries.

Indicator: People in rural areas 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: 175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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