Cape Verde vs Paraguay: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Cape Verde

36,878 people

in 2024

Paraguay

33,929 people

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

99th

Paraguay rank

100th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Cape Verde currently reports 36,878 people against 33,929 people in Paraguay, a difference of 2,950 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 99th and Paraguay ranks 100th 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.