Denmark vs Tonga: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Denmark
65,686 people
in 2024
Tonga
71,624 people
in 2024
Denmark rank
132nd
Tonga rank
131st
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Denmark
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 71,624 people against 65,686 people in Denmark, a difference of 5,938 people.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 132nd and Tonga ranks 131st of 150 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 277,294 people | 64,194 people | 213,100 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 165,662 people | 66,834 people | 98,828 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 73,479 people | 71,489 people | 1,991 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Denmark or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 71,624 people against 65,686 people in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Denmark and Tonga?
- 5,938 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Tonga rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Denmark ranks 132nd and Tonga ranks 131st of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
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.