Mongolia vs Norway: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Mongolia
1.04 million people
in 2024
Norway
1.23 million people
in 2024
Mongolia rank
86th
Norway rank
84th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Mongolia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.23 million people against 1.04 million people in Mongolia, a difference of 186,250 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 86th and Norway ranks 84th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.40 million people | 1.07 million people | 325,550 people | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 1.23 million people | 1.16 million people | 70,554 people | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 1.10 million people | 1.21 million people | 109,528 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Mongolia or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.23 million people against 1.04 million people in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Mongolia and Norway?
- 186,250 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Norway rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Mongolia ranks 86th and Norway ranks 84th 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.