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Number of people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

people · higher is better · 171 countries

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  1. 1India97.69M
  2. 2Ethiopia92.14M
  3. 3Nigeria61.74M
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.45.12M
  5. 5Pakistan41.11M
  6. 6Tanzania28.1M
  7. 7Uganda24.65M
  8. 8Niger19.16M
  9. 9Kenya16.01M
  10. 10Mozambique15.74M
  11. 11Bangladesh14.76M
  12. 12Chad14.32M
  13. 13Madagascar13.87M
  14. 14Sudan13.37M
  15. 15Afghanistan12.94M
  16. 16China12.25M
  17. 17Yemen, Rep.11.86M
  18. 18Russian Federation10.47M
  19. 19Brazil8.17M
  20. 20Burkina Faso8.14M
  21. 21South Sudan8.11M
  22. 22Cote d'Ivoire7.92M
  23. 23Indonesia7.9M
  24. 24Cameroon7.72M
  25. 25Papua New Guinea6.84M
  26. 26Myanmar6.61M
  27. 27Zambia6.57M
  28. 28Mali6.27M
  29. 29Ghana6.25M
  30. 30Burundi5.7M
  31. 31Zimbabwe5.56M
  32. 32Benin5.39M
  33. 33Guinea5.37M
  34. 34Somalia, Fed. Rep.5.04M
  35. 35Malawi4.69M
  36. 36Togo4.11M
  37. 37Morocco3.62M
  38. 38Senegal3.34M
  39. 39South Africa3.31M
  40. 40Philippines3.13M
  41. 41Sierra Leone2.87M
  42. 42Haiti2.78M
  43. 43Central African Republic2.61M
  44. 44Viet Nam2.47M
  45. 45Guatemala2.44M
  46. 46Peru2.34M
  47. 47Egypt, Arab Rep.2.09M
  48. 48Liberia1.92M
  49. 49Romania1.58M
  50. 50Bolivia1.5M
  51. 51Mauritania1.37M
  52. 52Cambodia1.3M
  53. 53Colombia1.06M
  54. 54Namibia947,580.8
  55. 55Algeria945,221.8
  56. 56United States909,536.6
  57. 57Guinea-Bissau890,477.8
  58. 58Lao PDR678,318.4
  59. 59Gambia, The655,420.1
  60. 60Lesotho654,621.8
  61. 61Honduras497,194.2
  62. 62Solomon Islands469,131.5
  63. 63Nepal426,799.8
  64. 64Mongolia366,298.8
  65. 65Panama361,253.8
  66. 66Ecuador352,322.8
  67. 67Iraq305,136.1
  68. 68Georgia279,597.1
  69. 69Turkiye247,527
  70. 70Moldova238,702.6
  71. 71Botswana192,737.4
  72. 72Comoros171,731.7
  73. 73Timor-Leste169,852.6
  74. 74Armenia154,503.6
  75. 75Gabon154,235.2
  76. 76Rwanda146,381.1
  77. 77Uzbekistan136,792.1
  78. 78Dominican Republic132,876.8
  79. 79Serbia128,924.7
  80. 80Eswatini115,473.3
  81. 81Cuba91,833.4
  82. 82Canada88,809.5
  83. 83Vanuatu82,984
  84. 84Latvia81,054
  85. 85Azerbaijan59,330.3
  86. 86Lithuania49,368.1
  87. 87Ireland39,951.1
  88. 88El Salvador36,925.6
  89. 89Cabo Verde36,878.5
  90. 90Paraguay33,928.6
  91. 91Saudi Arabia31,472.9
  92. 92Sao Tome and Principe30,379.2
  93. 93Kiribati29,693.9
  94. 94Belize27,995.6
  95. 95Syrian Arab Republic23,942.7
  96. 96United Kingdom23,514.4
  97. 97Tunisia21,675
  98. 98Belarus19,324.5
  99. 99Suriname18,656.8
  100. 100Costa Rica15,708.7
  101. 101West Bank and Gaza15,291.3
  102. 102Trinidad and Tobago13,678.7
  103. 103Jamaica12,917.9
  104. 104Jordan12,181.1
  105. 105Montenegro12,115.4
  106. 106North Macedonia9,895
  107. 107Mauritius8,879.9
  108. 108Ukraine8,765.5
  109. 109Sweden8,467.7
  110. 110Bhutan8,412.3
  111. 111Israel7,502.2
  112. 112Cyprus4,849.1
  113. 113Marshall Islands1,942
  114. 114Tonga1,488.5
  115. 115United Arab Emirates996.3
  116. 116Samoa830.2
  117. 117Estonia719.9
  118. 118Slovak Republic573.2
  119. 119Tuvalu124.8
  120. 120Netherlands82.6
  121. 121Turks and Caicos Islands59.4
  122. 122Palau47.7
  123. 123Bulgaria13.4
  124. 124Luxembourg12.6
  125. 125Belgium6.6
  126. 126Finland1.7
  127. 127Albania0
  128. 127Kazakhstan0
  129. 127France0
  130. 127Mexico0
  131. 127Denmark0
  132. 127Iran, Islamic Rep.0
  133. 127Malta0
  134. 127Antigua and Barbuda0
  135. 127Germany0
  136. 127Italy0
  137. 127Iceland0
  138. 127Kyrgyz Republic0
  139. 127Andorra0
  140. 127Greece0
  141. 127Portugal0
  142. 127Switzerland0
  143. 127Guyana0
  144. 127New Zealand0
  145. 127Malaysia0
  146. 127Spain0
  147. 127Oman0
  148. 127Norway0
  149. 127Fiji0
  150. 127Hungary0
  151. 127Poland0
  152. 127Sri Lanka0
  153. 127Maldives0
  154. 127Austria0
  155. 127Chile0
  156. 127Czechia0
  157. 127Uruguay0
  158. 127Thailand0
  159. 127Turkmenistan0

Number of people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities