What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Central African Republic and Nepal?

2,782 people, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nepal?

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 urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Nepal: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Central African Republic

160,881 people

in 2024

Nepal

158,099 people

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

27th

Nepal rank

29th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

Central African Republic
Nepal

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 160,881 people against 158,099 people in Nepal, a difference of 2,782 people.

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

Central African Republic ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 29th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	75,828 people	615,104 people	539,277 people	Nepal
2010s	113,361 people	452,327 people	338,966 people	Nepal
2020s	151,259 people	236,559 people	85,299 people	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Central African Republic or Nepal?: Central African Republic, at 160,881 people against 158,099 people in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Central African Republic and Nepal?: 2,782 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nepal?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Nepal rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?: Central African Republic ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 29th of 186 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 urban 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 urban 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: 186 places, 4,553 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.