Chad vs South Africa: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Chad
18.05 million people
in 2024
South Africa
16.78 million people
in 2024
Chad rank
32nd
South Africa rank
35th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Chad
  • South Africa
10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200020122024

How they compare

Chad currently reports 18.05 million people against 16.78 million people in South Africa, a difference of 1.27 million people.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Chad ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 35th of 150 countries.

Individual pages

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.