Colombia vs Uganda: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Colombia
18.7%
in 2024
Uganda
20.4%
in 2024
Colombia rank
135th
Uganda rank
132nd

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Colombia
  • Uganda
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 20.4% against 18.7% in Colombia, a difference of 1.7%.

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

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

Colombia ranks 135th and Uganda ranks 132nd of 150 countries.

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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

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.