Gabon vs Ghana: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Gabon

24.0%

in 2024

Ghana

26.9%

in 2024

Gabon rank

48th

Ghana rank

45th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Ghana currently reports 26.9% against 24.0% in Gabon, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

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

Gabon ranks 48th and Ghana ranks 45th 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.