Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Democratic Republic of Congo

45.12 million people

in 2024

Tanzania

28.10 million people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Tanzania rank

6th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 45.12 million people against 28.10 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 17.02 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.6 times Tanzania's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Tanzania ranks 6th 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.