Liberia vs Uganda: Sanitation facilities usage

Liberia
1.90 million people
in 2024
Uganda
1.77 million people
in 2024
Liberia rank
29th
Uganda rank
30th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Liberia
  • Uganda
01.0M2.0M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1.90 million people against 1.77 million people in Uganda, a difference of 137,720 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Liberia ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 30th 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.