Eritrea vs Philippines: Sanitation facilities usage

Eritrea
2.09 million people
in 2016
Philippines
2.52 million people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
26th
Philippines rank
24th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Eritrea
  • Philippines
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2.52 million people against 2.09 million people in Eritrea, a difference of 429,540 people.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 26th and Philippines ranks 24th of 232 countries.

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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

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.