Eritrea vs South Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas
Eritrea
399,152 people
in 2016
South Sudan
436,434 people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
19th
South Sudan rank
16th
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time
- Eritrea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 436,434 people against 399,152 people in Eritrea, a difference of 37,282 people.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 19th and South Sudan ranks 16th of 186 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Eritrea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 436,434 people against 399,152 people in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 37,282 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2016.
- How do Eritrea and South Sudan rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Eritrea ranks 19th and South Sudan ranks 16th 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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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.