Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Dominican Republic or Guatemala?

Dominican Republic, at 191,205 people against 182,469 people in Guatemala as of 2024.

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

8,736 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

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 Guatemala: Sanitation facilities usage

Dominican Republic

191,205 people

in 2024

Guatemala

182,469 people

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

56th

Guatemala rank

58th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Dominican Republic
Guatemala

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 191,205 people against 182,469 people in Guatemala, a difference of 8,736 people.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Guatemala ranks 58th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
2000s	398,950 people	1.35 million people	953,086 people	Guatemala
2010s	287,693 people	850,537 people	562,844 people	Guatemala
2020s	210,999 people	335,936 people	124,937 people	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Dominican Republic or Guatemala?: Dominican Republic, at 191,205 people against 182,469 people in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Dominican Republic and Guatemala?: 8,736 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guatemala?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Guatemala rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Guatemala ranks 58th 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.