Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Sanitation facilities usage

Ethiopia
21.44 million people
in 2024
Pakistan
20.53 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
4th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 21.44 million people against 20.53 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 900,800 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th 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.