Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Gambia or North Macedonia?

North Macedonia, at 1,957 people against 1,335 people in Gambia as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Gambia and North Macedonia?

622 people, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and North Macedonia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs North Macedonia: Sanitation facilities usage

Gambia

1,335 people

in 2024

North Macedonia

1,957 people

in 2024

Gambia rank

109th

North Macedonia rank

107th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Gambia
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 1,957 people against 1,335 people in Gambia, a difference of 622 people.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.5 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 109th and North Macedonia ranks 107th of 232 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	65,850 people	7,925 people	57,925 people	Gambia
2010s	33,010 people	4,540 people	28,470 people	Gambia
2020s	4,354 people	2,079 people	2,275 people	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Gambia or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 1,957 people against 1,335 people in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Gambia and North Macedonia?: 622 people, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and North Macedonia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Gambia and North Macedonia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Gambia ranks 109th and North Macedonia ranks 107th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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