Bhutan vs South Korea: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Bhutan
399,869 people
in 2024
South Korea
347,316 people
in 2024
Bhutan rank
112th
South Korea rank
114th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Bhutan
  • South Korea
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 399,869 people against 347,316 people in South Korea, a difference of 52,553 people.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

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

Bhutan ranks 112th and South Korea ranks 114th 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.