Russia vs Yemen: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Russia

10.47 million people

in 2024

Yemen

11.86 million people

in 2024

Russia rank

18th

Yemen rank

17th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Yemen currently reports 11.86 million people against 10.47 million people in Russia, a difference of 1.39 million people.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 17th 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.