Cameroon vs Central African Republic: Sanitation facilities usage

Cameroon

1.29 million people

in 2024

Central African Republic

1.32 million people

in 2024

Cameroon rank

34th

Central African Republic rank

33rd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Central African Republic currently reports 1.32 million people against 1.29 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 24,810 people.

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

Cameroon ranks 34th and Central African Republic ranks 33rd 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.