Cameroon vs Yemen: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Cameroon

35.4%

in 2024

Yemen

33.0%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

32nd

Yemen rank

34th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Cameroon currently reports 35.4% against 33.0% in Yemen, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

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

Cameroon ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 34th 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.