Gambia vs Greenland: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Gambia

40.1%

in 2024

Greenland

37.5%

in 2022

Gambia rank

24th

Greenland rank

26th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Gambia currently reports 40.1% against 37.5% in Greenland, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Greenland ahead.

Gambia ranks 24th and Greenland ranks 26th 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.