French Guiana vs Saint Lucia: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

French Guiana

5.9%

in 2024

Saint Lucia

6.2%

in 2022

French Guiana rank

84th

Saint Lucia rank

83rd

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Saint Lucia currently reports 6.2% against 5.9% in French Guiana, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

French Guiana ranks 84th and Saint Lucia ranks 83rd 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.