Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Comoros or Vanuatu?

Vanuatu, at 14,678 people against 12,776 people in Comoros as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Comoros and Vanuatu?

1,902 people, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Vanuatu?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Comoros vs Vanuatu: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Comoros

12,776 people

in 2024

Vanuatu

14,678 people

in 2024

Comoros rank

77th

Vanuatu rank

76th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

Comoros
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 14,678 people against 12,776 people in Comoros, a difference of 1,902 people.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.

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

Comoros ranks 77th and Vanuatu ranks 76th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,854 people	1,804 people	2,049 people	Comoros
2010s	7,894 people	7,052 people	841.66 people	Comoros
2020s	11,672 people	12,864 people	1,191 people	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Comoros or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 14,678 people against 12,776 people in Comoros as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Comoros and Vanuatu?: 1,902 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Vanuatu?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Vanuatu rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?: Comoros ranks 77th and Vanuatu ranks 76th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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