What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

118,887 people, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Sanitation facilities usage

Dominican Republic

191,205 people

in 2024

Ecuador

310,092 people

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

56th

Ecuador rank

54th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Dominican Republic
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 310,092 people against 191,205 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 118,887 people.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.6 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Ecuador ranks 54th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
2000s	398,950 people	1.26 million people	864,461 people	Ecuador
2010s	287,693 people	848,598 people	560,904 people	Ecuador
2020s	210,999 people	435,636 people	224,637 people	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Dominican Republic or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 310,092 people against 191,205 people in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 118,887 people, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Ecuador rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Ecuador ranks 54th 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.