Benin vs Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage

Benin
6.80 million people
in 2024
Sudan
8.27 million people
in 2024
Benin rank
13th
Sudan rank
10th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Benin
  • Sudan
4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M200020122024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 8.27 million people against 6.80 million people in Benin, a difference of 1.46 million people.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 10th of 232 countries.

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About this data

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

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