Namibia vs Peru: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Namibia

716,848 people

in 2024

Peru

516,637 people

in 2024

Namibia rank

41st

Peru rank

44th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

Namibia currently reports 716,848 people against 516,637 people in Peru, a difference of 200,211 people.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.

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

Namibia ranks 41st and Peru ranks 44th of 175 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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