Namibia vs Tanzania: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Namibia

47.3%

in 2024

Tanzania

42.4%

in 2024

Namibia rank

18th

Tanzania rank

21st

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Namibia currently reports 47.3% against 42.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

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

Namibia ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 21st 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.