Australia vs Croatia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Australia
1.13 million people
in 2024
Croatia
991,654 people
in 2021
Australia rank
85th
Croatia rank
88th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Australia
  • Croatia
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M200020122024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.13 million people against 991,654 people in Croatia, a difference of 137,546 people.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 85th and Croatia ranks 88th 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.