Brazil vs Russia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Brazil

8.17 million people

in 2024

Russia

10.47 million people

in 2024

Brazil rank

19th

Russia rank

18th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Russia currently reports 10.47 million people against 8.17 million people in Brazil, a difference of 2.30 million people.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 19th and Russia ranks 18th 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.