Cape Verde vs Vanuatu: Sanitation facilities usage

Cape Verde

17,945 people

in 2024

Vanuatu

16,271 people

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

84th

Vanuatu rank

86th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Cape Verde currently reports 17,945 people against 16,271 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 1,674 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 84th and Vanuatu ranks 86th 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.