Philippines vs Senegal: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Philippines

3.13 million people

in 2024

Senegal

3.34 million people

in 2024

Philippines rank

41st

Senegal rank

39th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Senegal currently reports 3.34 million people against 3.13 million people in Philippines, a difference of 210,270 people.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

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

Philippines ranks 41st and Senegal ranks 39th 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.