Netherlands vs Suriname: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Netherlands
456,101 people
in 2024
Suriname
475,000 people
in 2024
Netherlands rank
110th
Suriname rank
108th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Netherlands
  • Suriname
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k200020122024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 475,000 people against 456,101 people in Netherlands, a difference of 18,899 people.

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

Netherlands ranks 110th and Suriname ranks 108th 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
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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.