Cameroon vs Colombia: Sanitation facilities usage

Cameroon

1.29 million people

in 2024

Colombia

1.11 million people

in 2024

Cameroon rank

34th

Colombia rank

36th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Cameroon currently reports 1.29 million people against 1.11 million people in Colombia, a difference of 186,520 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

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

Cameroon ranks 34th and Colombia ranks 36th 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.