What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Central African Republic and Uganda?

448,530 people, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Uganda?

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.

Central African Republic vs Uganda: Sanitation facilities usage

Central African Republic

1.32 million people

in 2024

Uganda

1.77 million people

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

33rd

Uganda rank

30th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Central African Republic
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.77 million people against 1.32 million people in Central African Republic, a difference of 448,530 people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Central African Republic's.

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

Central African Republic ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 30th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	990,983 people	3.25 million people	2.26 million people	Uganda
2010s	1.16 million people	2.72 million people	1.56 million people	Uganda
2020s	1.29 million people	2.02 million people	738,352 people	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Central African Republic or Uganda?: Uganda, at 1.77 million people against 1.32 million people in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Central African Republic and Uganda?: 448,530 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Uganda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Uganda rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Central African Republic ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 30th 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.