Cote d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Sanitation facilities usage

Cote d'Ivoire
5.33 million people
in 2024
Ghana
6.13 million people
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
17th
Ghana rank
15th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 6.13 million people against 5.33 million people in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 795,230 people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

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

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 15th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 6.66 million people 4.39 million people 2.27 million people Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 6.14 million people 5.30 million people 831,968 people Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 5.55 million people 5.96 million people 405,532 people Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Cote d'Ivoire or Ghana?
Ghana, at 6.13 million people against 5.33 million people in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
795,230 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 15th 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
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.