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

Senegal

3.34 million people

in 2024

Togo

4.11 million people

in 2024

Senegal rank

39th

Togo rank

37th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Togo currently reports 4.11 million people against 3.34 million people in Senegal, a difference of 770,640 people.

That makes Togo's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

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

Senegal ranks 39th and Togo ranks 37th 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.