Jamaica vs Portugal: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Jamaica
749,146 people
in 2024
Portugal
633,378 people
in 2024
Jamaica rank
97th
Portugal rank
100th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Jamaica
  • Portugal
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M200020122024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 749,146 people against 633,378 people in Portugal, a difference of 115,768 people.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

Jamaica ranks 97th and Portugal ranks 100th 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.