Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Chad or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 12.75 million people against 12.63 million people in Chad as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?

115,500 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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.

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

Chad
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

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.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.05 million people	6.34 million people	711,575 people	Chad
2010s	9.48 million people	9.38 million people	99,825 people	Chad
2020s	11.67 million people	12.14 million people	469,700 people	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Chad or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 12.75 million people against 12.63 million people in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 115,500 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Chad ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th 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.