Gambia vs Romania: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Gambia
1.98 million people
in 2024
Romania
1.94 million people
in 2024
Gambia rank
74th
Romania rank
75th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Gambia
  • Romania
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M200020122024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.98 million people against 1.94 million people in Romania, a difference of 44,920 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Romania ahead.

Gambia ranks 74th and Romania ranks 75th 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.