Ethiopia vs India: Sanitation facilities usage

Ethiopia
21.44 million people
in 2024
India
97.69 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
3rd
India rank
1st

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Ethiopia
  • India
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M200020122024

How they compare

India currently reports 97.69 million people against 21.44 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 76.26 million people.

That makes India's figure about 4.6 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st 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.