Iraq vs Yemen: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Iraq
22.61 million people
in 2024
Yemen
23.08 million people
in 2024
Iraq rank
26th
Yemen rank
24th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 23.08 million people against 22.61 million people in Iraq, a difference of 475,400 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.84 million people | 14.55 million people | 4.29 million people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 21.08 million people | 19.24 million people | 1.84 million people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 21.85 million people | 22.28 million people | 427,040 people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Iraq or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 23.08 million people against 22.61 million people in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Iraq and Yemen?
- 475,400 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th 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.
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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.