Canada vs Dominican Republic: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Canada
7.43 million people
in 2024
Dominican Republic
6.52 million people
in 2024
Canada rank
50th
Dominican Republic rank
53rd

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Canada
  • Dominican Republic
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 7.43 million people against 6.52 million people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 914,970 people.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 50th and Dominican Republic ranks 53rd 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.