Brazil vs Nepal: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Brazil

55.0%

in 2024

Nepal

53.4%

in 2024

Brazil rank

84th

Nepal rank

85th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Brazil
Nepal

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 55.0% against 53.4% in Nepal, a difference of 1.5%.

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

Brazil ranks 84th and Nepal ranks 85th of 150 countries.

Individual pages

Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Brazil
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Nepal
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit: %
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: 150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.