Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Sanitation facilities usage

Papua New Guinea
1.65 million people
in 2024
Uganda
1.77 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
Uganda rank
30th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
1.0M2.0M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.77 million people against 1.65 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 112,470 people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 31st 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.