Papua New Guinea vs Togo: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Papua New Guinea
8.81 million people
in 2024
Togo
8.28 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Togo rank
49th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Togo
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 8.81 million people against 8.28 million people in Togo, a difference of 538,100 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Togo ranks 49th of 150 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.72 million people | 5.49 million people | 230,030 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.42 million people | 6.87 million people | 549,267 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.56 million people | 7.94 million people | 618,870 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Papua New Guinea or Togo?
- Papua New Guinea, at 8.81 million people against 8.28 million people in Togo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Papua New Guinea and Togo?
- 538,100 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Togo?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Togo rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Togo ranks 49th 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.