Finland vs New Zealand: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Finland
555,141 people
in 2024
New Zealand
583,980 people
in 2024
Finland rank
103rd
New Zealand rank
102nd

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Finland
  • New Zealand
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k200020122024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 583,980 people against 555,141 people in Finland, a difference of 28,839 people.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

Finland ranks 103rd and New Zealand ranks 102nd 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.