Bulgaria vs Gambia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Bulgaria
1.64 million people
in 2024
Gambia
1.98 million people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
77th
Gambia rank
74th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Gambia
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.98 million people against 1.64 million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 343,910 people.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 77th and Gambia ranks 74th 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.