Bolivia vs Senegal: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Bolivia
880,645 people
in 2024
Senegal
1.04 million people
in 2024
Bolivia rank
38th
Senegal rank
35th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

  • Bolivia
  • Senegal
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200020122024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.04 million people against 880,645 people in Bolivia, a difference of 161,285 people.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 35th of 175 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 1.88 million people 2.19 million people 307,614 people Senegal
2010s 1.40 million people 1.73 million people 333,624 people Senegal
2020s 993,169 people 1.22 million people 225,759 people Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Bolivia or Senegal?
Senegal, at 1.04 million people against 880,645 people in Bolivia as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Bolivia and Senegal?
161,285 people, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Senegal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Senegal rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
Bolivia ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 35th of 175 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
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
175 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.