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

Cuba
5.94 million people
in 2024
Dominican Republic
6.52 million people
in 2024
Cuba rank
54th
Dominican Republic rank
53rd

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 6.52 million people against 5.94 million people in Cuba, a difference of 574,700 people.

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

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

Cuba ranks 54th 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.