Eritrea vs Somalia: Sanitation facilities usage

Eritrea

2.09 million people

in 2016

Somalia

2.75 million people

in 2024

Eritrea rank

26th

Somalia rank

23rd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Somalia currently reports 2.75 million people against 2.09 million people in Eritrea, a difference of 652,150 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.

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

Eritrea ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 23rd of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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