Estonia vs Latvia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Estonia
128,476 people
in 2024
Latvia
139,742 people
in 2024
Estonia rank
125th
Latvia rank
123rd

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k200020122024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 139,742 people against 128,476 people in Estonia, a difference of 11,266 people.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 125th and Latvia ranks 123rd 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.