Nepal vs Rwanda: Sanitation facilities usage

Nepal

158,099 people

in 2024

Rwanda

160,208 people

in 2024

Nepal rank

62nd

Rwanda rank

61st

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Rwanda currently reports 160,208 people against 158,099 people in Nepal, a difference of 2,109 people.

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

Nepal ranks 62nd and Rwanda ranks 61st 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.