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

144,448 people, with Iran ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

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 Iran: Sanitation facilities usage

Dominican Republic

191,205 people

in 2024

Iran

335,653 people

in 2016

Dominican Republic rank

56th

Iran rank

53rd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Dominican Republic
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 335,653 people against 191,205 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 144,448 people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.8 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Iran ranks 53rd of 232 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Iran	Difference	Ahead
2000s	398,950 people	351,378 people	47,571 people	Dominican Republic
2010s	303,381 people	340,056 people	36,674 people	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Dominican Republic or Iran?: Iran, at 335,653 people against 191,205 people in Dominican Republic as of 2016.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Dominican Republic and Iran?: 144,448 people, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Iran?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Dominican Republic and Iran rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Iran ranks 53rd 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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About this data

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.