Gambia vs Iraq: Sanitation facilities usage

Gambia

1,335 people

in 2024

Iraq

2,073 people

in 2024

Gambia rank

109th

Iraq rank

106th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Iraq currently reports 2,073 people against 1,335 people in Gambia, a difference of 737.66 people.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.6 times Gambia's.

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

Gambia ranks 109th and Iraq ranks 106th 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.