Algeria vs Jamaica: Sanitation facilities usage

Algeria

18,107 people

in 2024

Jamaica

16,325 people

in 2024

Algeria rank

82nd

Jamaica rank

85th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Algeria currently reports 18,107 people against 16,325 people in Jamaica, a difference of 1,782 people.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 82nd and Jamaica ranks 85th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
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: 232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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