Brazil vs Ethiopia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Brazil
95.49 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia
121.43 million people
in 2024
Brazil rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
4th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Brazil
  • Ethiopia
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 121.43 million people against 95.49 million people in Brazil, a difference of 25.94 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 4th 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.