Eritrea vs Yemen: Sanitation facilities usage

Eritrea

2.09 million people

in 2016

Yemen

1.99 million people

in 2024

Eritrea rank

26th

Yemen rank

28th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Eritrea currently reports 2.09 million people against 1.99 million people in Yemen, a difference of 104,130 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

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

Eritrea ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 28th 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.