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

9,785 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

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 Senegal: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Dominican Republic

104,633 people

in 2024

Senegal

94,848 people

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

36th

Senegal rank

37th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

Dominican Republic
Senegal

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 104,633 people against 94,848 people in Senegal, a difference of 9,785 people.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 37th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	136,054 people	139,296 people	3,242 people	Senegal
2010s	131,966 people	129,902 people	2,064 people	Dominican Republic
2020s	112,327 people	105,963 people	6,364 people	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Dominican Republic or Senegal?: Dominican Republic, at 104,633 people against 94,848 people in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Dominican Republic and Senegal?: 9,785 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Senegal?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Senegal rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?: Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 37th 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.