Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Belgium

0.0%

in 2024

Netherlands

0.0%

in 2024

Belgium rank

183rd

Netherlands rank

181st

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Netherlands currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 8.4 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 183rd and Netherlands ranks 181st of 232 countries.

Indicator: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities
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: 232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.