What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Burundi and Dominican Republic?

86,098 people, with Burundi ahead.

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

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Dominican Republic: Sanitation facilities usage

Burundi

277,303 people

in 2024

Dominican Republic

191,205 people

in 2024

Burundi rank

55th

Dominican Republic rank

56th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Burundi
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 277,303 people against 191,205 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 86,098 people.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.5 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Burundi ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 56th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	184,506 people	398,950 people	214,444 people	Dominican Republic
2010s	238,025 people	287,693 people	49,668 people	Dominican Republic
2020s	266,784 people	210,999 people	55,784 people	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Burundi or Dominican Republic?: Burundi, at 277,303 people against 191,205 people in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Burundi and Dominican Republic?: 86,098 people, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Dominican Republic?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Dominican Republic rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Burundi ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 56th of 232 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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