Australia vs Norway: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Australia
1.13 million people
in 2024
Norway
1.23 million people
in 2024
Australia rank
85th
Norway rank
84th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Australia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.23 million people against 1.13 million people in Australia, a difference of 101,550 people.

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

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

Australia ranks 85th and Norway ranks 84th 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.