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

Eritrea

1.77 million people

in 2016

Liberia

1.92 million people

in 2024

Eritrea rank

51st

Liberia rank

50th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Liberia currently reports 1.92 million people against 1.77 million people in Eritrea, a difference of 155,980 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

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

Eritrea ranks 51st and Liberia ranks 50th 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.