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Number of people with at least basic sanitation

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  1. 1China1.4B
  2. 2India1.21B
  3. 3United States344.11M
  4. 4Indonesia250.05M
  5. 5Brazil195.89M
  6. 6Pakistan180.62M
  7. 7Russian Federation133.55M
  8. 8Japan123.68M
  9. 9Mexico121.69M
  10. 10Bangladesh117.36M
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.113.14M
  12. 12Nigeria111.46M
  13. 13Philippines100.96M
  14. 14Viet Nam96.39M
  15. 15Turkiye86.84M
  16. 16Germany83.9M
  17. 17Iran, Islamic Rep.82.83M
  18. 18Thailand71.2M
  19. 19United Kingdom68.52M
  20. 20France65.65M
  21. 21Italy59.27M
  22. 22Korea, Rep.51.58M
  23. 23Colombia51.08M
  24. 24South Africa49.53M
  25. 25Spain47.87M
  26. 26Iraq45.35M
  27. 27Myanmar40.43M
  28. 28Algeria40.22M
  29. 29Canada39.18M
  30. 30Poland38.14M
  31. 31Ukraine37M
  32. 32Uzbekistan35.11M
  33. 33Malaysia34.14M
  34. 34Morocco33.43M
  35. 35Saudi Arabia33.15M
  36. 36Sudan33.15M
  37. 37Venezuela, RB27.95M
  38. 38Peru26.95M
  39. 39Australia26.71M
  40. 40Yemen, Rep.25.6M
  41. 41Tanzania25.52M
  42. 42Nepal25.51M
  43. 43Syrian Arab Republic23.6M
  44. 44Afghanistan23.24M
  45. 45Kenya23.07M
  46. 46Sri Lanka22.03M
  47. 47Kazakhstan20.17M
  48. 48Chile19.66M
  49. 49Congo, Dem. Rep.17.82M
  50. 50Netherlands17.8M
  51. 51Romania17.22M
  52. 52Ecuador16.54M
  53. 53Cambodia14.7M
  54. 54Cameroon13.71M
  55. 55Ethiopia13.68M
  56. 56Mozambique13.36M
  57. 57Guatemala13.1M
  58. 58Cote d'Ivoire12.9M
  59. 59Tunisia12.1M
  60. 60Uganda11.95M
  61. 61Mali11.69M
  62. 62Belgium11.68M
  63. 63Rwanda11.59M
  64. 64Senegal11.57M
  65. 65Jordan11.14M
  66. 66United Arab Emirates10.93M
  67. 67Ghana10.87M
  68. 68Malawi10.66M
  69. 69Czechia10.64M
  70. 70Sweden10.47M
  71. 71Cuba10.41M
  72. 72Portugal10.39M
  73. 73Dominican Republic10.3M
  74. 74Azerbaijan10.23M
  75. 75Greece9.95M
  76. 76Honduras9.49M
  77. 77Hungary9.48M
  78. 78Israel9.38M
  79. 79Belarus9.16M
  80. 80Austria9.12M
  81. 81Switzerland8.91M
  82. 82Bolivia8.89M
  83. 83Somalia, Fed. Rep.8.45M
  84. 84Zambia7.99M
  85. 85Burkina Faso7.49M
  86. 86Turkmenistan7.47M
  87. 87Kyrgyz Republic7.08M
  88. 88Hong Kong SAR, China7.03M
  89. 89Lao PDR6.89M
  90. 90Paraguay6.65M
  91. 91Serbia6.6M
  92. 92Libya6.53M
  93. 93Burundi6.27M
  94. 94Denmark5.95M
  95. 95Singapore5.83M
  96. 96Bulgaria5.82M
  97. 97Zimbabwe5.76M
  98. 98Lebanon5.76M
  99. 99Finland5.59M
  100. 100El Salvador5.58M
  101. 101Norway5.47M
  102. 102West Bank and Gaza5.46M
  103. 103Slovak Republic5.37M
  104. 104Oman5.25M
  105. 105New Zealand5.21M
  106. 106Costa Rica5.07M
  107. 107Kuwait4.93M
  108. 108Madagascar4.91M
  109. 109Guinea4.82M
  110. 110Ireland4.72M
  111. 111Niger4.42M
  112. 112Panama4.02M
  113. 113Georgia3.45M
  114. 114Haiti3.43M
  115. 115Uruguay3.36M
  116. 116Puerto Rico (US)3.24M
  117. 117Benin3.22M
  118. 118Qatar3.05M
  119. 119Mauritania3.03M
  120. 120Armenia2.79M
  121. 121Albania2.77M
  122. 122Lithuania2.76M
  123. 123Chad2.67M
  124. 124Moldova2.64M
  125. 125Jamaica2.6M
  126. 126Mongolia2.58M
  127. 127Papua New Guinea2.49M
  128. 128Togo2.39M
  129. 129Sierra Leone2.15M
  130. 130Slovenia2.08M
  131. 131Botswana1.82M
  132. 132North Macedonia1.8M
  133. 133Latvia1.73M
  134. 134South Sudan1.72M
  135. 135Bahrain1.61M
  136. 136Gabon1.46M
  137. 137Trinidad and Tobago1.42M
  138. 138Cyprus1.35M
  139. 139Estonia1.35M
  140. 140Gambia, The1.33M
  141. 141Liberia1.31M
  142. 142Mauritius1.24M
  143. 143Namibia1.17M
  144. 144Lesotho1.12M
  145. 145Timor-Leste1.02M
  146. 146Fiji861,487
  147. 147Eswatini801,129.3
  148. 148Guyana758,854.9
  149. 149Central African Republic748,230.8
  150. 150Macao SAR, China720,262
  151. 151Bhutan687,376.1
  152. 152Luxembourg656,891.1
  153. 153Guinea-Bissau637,106.5
  154. 154Montenegro624,746.1
  155. 155Suriname570,977
  156. 156Malta539,607
  157. 157Maldives526,222.5
  158. 158Comoros495,911.3
  159. 159Brunei Darussalam462,721
  160. 160Cabo Verde436,319.3
  161. 161Iceland388,588.7
  162. 162Belize351,599.1
  163. 163New Caledonia292,639
  164. 164Solomon Islands283,844.5
  165. 165Barbados277,078.8
  166. 166French Polynesia274,789.7
  167. 167Samoa211,694.5
  168. 168Vanuatu156,723.8
  169. 169Guam151,631.1
  170. 170Seychelles130,026.7
  171. 171Sao Tome and Principe114,655.4
  172. 172Grenada108,556.2
  173. 173Aruba106,812.4
  174. 174Tonga97,855.2
  175. 175Antigua and Barbuda93,402.3
  176. 176Virgin Islands (U.S.)84,275.8
  177. 177Isle of Man84,160
  178. 178Andorra81,938
  179. 179Bermuda64,598.3
  180. 180Cayman Islands61,981.2
  181. 181Kiribati60,766.5
  182. 182Northern Mariana Islands44,171.1
  183. 183Turks and Caicos Islands43,348.6
  184. 184Liechtenstein39,850.1
  185. 185Gibraltar39,329
  186. 186Monaco38,631
  187. 187San Marino33,581
  188. 188Marshall Islands29,647.4
  189. 189American Samoa29,050.3
  190. 190St. Martin (French part)26,129
  191. 191Palau17,522.5
  192. 192Tuvalu8,650
  193. 193Naoero8,520.7

Number of people with at least basic sanitation