Afghanistan vs Uganda: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Afghanistan
32.08 million people
in 2024
Uganda
39.83 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
19th
Uganda rank
16th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200020122024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 39.83 million people against 32.08 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 7.75 million people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 16th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.