Chad vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Sanitation facilities usage

Chad

12.63 million people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

12.75 million people

in 2024

Chad rank

7th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 12.75 million people against 12.63 million people in Chad, a difference of 115,500 people.

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

Chad ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th 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.