Chile vs Japan: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Chile
957,119 people
in 2024
Japan
1.01 million people
in 2024
Chile rank
90th
Japan rank
87th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Chile
  • Japan
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M200020122024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.01 million people against 957,119 people in Chile, a difference of 50,581 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 90th and Japan ranks 87th 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.