Nepal vs Peru: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Nepal

53.4%

in 2024

Peru

56.5%

in 2024

Nepal rank

85th

Peru rank

83rd

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Nepal
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 56.5% against 53.4% in Nepal, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Nepal ranks 85th and Peru ranks 83rd 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: 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.