Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Iraq or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 2,562 people against 2,073 people in Iraq as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Iraq and Marshall Islands?

489 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Marshall Islands?

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.

Iraq vs Marshall Islands: Sanitation facilities usage

Iraq

2,073 people

in 2024

Marshall Islands

2,562 people

in 2024

Iraq rank

106th

Marshall Islands rank

104th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Iraq
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 2,562 people against 2,073 people in Iraq, a difference of 489 people.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 106th and Marshall Islands ranks 104th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	915,862 people	6,561 people	909,301 people	Iraq
2010s	213,090 people	4,553 people	208,537 people	Iraq
2020s	1,971 people	2,879 people	907.9 people	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Iraq or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 2,562 people against 2,073 people in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Iraq and Marshall Islands?: 489 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Marshall Islands?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Marshall Islands rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Iraq ranks 106th and Marshall Islands ranks 104th 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.