Peru vs Somalia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Peru
14.89 million people
in 2024
Somalia
15.89 million people
in 2024
Peru rank
37th
Somalia rank
36th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Peru
  • Somalia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 15.89 million people against 14.89 million people in Peru, a difference of 1.01 million people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

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

Peru ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 36th 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.