Democratic Republic of Congo vs Russia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Democratic Republic of Congo
94.98 million people
in 2024
Russia
60.56 million people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Russia rank
8th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Russia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 94.98 million people against 60.56 million people in Russia, a difference of 34.42 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.6 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Russia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Russia ranks 8th 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.