What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Dominican Republic and Kenya?

22,618 people, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kenya?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Kenya: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Dominican Republic

104,633 people

in 2024

Kenya

127,251 people

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

36th

Kenya rank

35th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

Dominican Republic
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 127,251 people against 104,633 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 22,618 people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 35th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	136,054 people	180,675 people	44,622 people	Kenya
2010s	131,966 people	181,359 people	49,393 people	Kenya
2020s	112,327 people	143,931 people	31,604 people	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Dominican Republic or Kenya?: Kenya, at 127,251 people against 104,633 people in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Dominican Republic and Kenya?: 22,618 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kenya?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Kenya rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?: Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 35th 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.