What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Cameroon and Namibia?

242,240 people, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Namibia?

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.

Cameroon vs Namibia: Sanitation facilities usage

Cameroon

1.29 million people

in 2024

Namibia

1.05 million people

in 2024

Cameroon rank

34th

Namibia rank

37th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Cameroon
Namibia

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.29 million people against 1.05 million people in Namibia, a difference of 242,240 people.

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

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

Cameroon ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 37th of 232 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.26 million people	1.05 million people	211,521 people	Cameroon
2010s	1.30 million people	1.01 million people	295,755 people	Cameroon
2020s	1.30 million people	1.04 million people	259,030 people	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Cameroon or Namibia?: Cameroon, at 1.29 million people against 1.05 million people in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Cameroon and Namibia?: 242,240 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Namibia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Namibia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Cameroon ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 37th 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.