Canada vs Latvia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Canada

88,810 people

in 2024

Latvia

81,054 people

in 2024

Canada rank

90th

Latvia rank

92nd

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Canada currently reports 88,810 people against 81,054 people in Latvia, a difference of 7,756 people.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

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

Canada ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 92nd 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.