Egypt vs Eritrea: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Egypt
2.09 million people
in 2024
Eritrea
1.77 million people
in 2016
Egypt rank
49th
Eritrea rank
51st

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.09 million people against 1.77 million people in Eritrea, a difference of 320,300 people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Egypt ranks 49th and Eritrea ranks 51st of 175 countries.

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About this data

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

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