Somalia vs Togo: Sanitation facilities usage
Somalia
2.75 million people
in 2024
Togo
3.06 million people
in 2024
Somalia rank
23rd
Togo rank
22nd
Sanitation facilities usage over time
- Somalia
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 3.06 million people against 2.75 million people in Somalia, a difference of 316,860 people.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 23rd and Togo ranks 22nd of 232 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.20 million people | 3.39 million people | 1.81 million people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.12 million people | 3.38 million people | 741,061 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.12 million people | 3.16 million people | 37,626 people | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Somalia or Togo?
- Togo, at 3.06 million people against 2.75 million people in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Somalia and Togo?
- 316,860 people, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Togo?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Togo rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?
- Somalia ranks 23rd and Togo ranks 22nd 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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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.