Colombia vs Namibia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Colombia
197,754 people
in 2024
Namibia
333,926 people
in 2024
Colombia rank
24th
Namibia rank
22nd

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

  • Colombia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 333,926 people against 197,754 people in Colombia, a difference of 136,172 people.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.7 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 24th and Namibia ranks 22nd of 186 countries.

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About this data

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

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