Belgium vs Portugal: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Belgium
599,028 people
in 2024
Portugal
633,378 people
in 2024
Belgium rank
101st
Portugal rank
100th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 633,378 people against 599,028 people in Belgium, a difference of 34,350 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 100th of 150 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.78 million people | 4.35 million people | 1.56 million people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.66 million people | 1.97 million people | 310,383 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 657,961 people | 742,349 people | 84,388 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 633,378 people against 599,028 people in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Belgium and Portugal?
- 34,350 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Belgium ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 100th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.