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Number of people not using safely managed sanitation

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  1. 1India539.97M
  2. 2China449.06M
  3. 3Nigeria157.74M
  4. 4Ethiopia121.43M
  5. 5Bangladesh108.79M
  6. 6Brazil95.49M
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.94.98M
  8. 8Russian Federation60.56M
  9. 9Viet Nam55.17M
  10. 10Thailand52.52M
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.49.72M
  12. 12Tanzania49.05M
  13. 13Mexico48.75M
  14. 14Philippines43.82M
  15. 15Colombia43M
  16. 16Uganda39.83M
  17. 17Kenya36.21M
  18. 18Morocco34.87M
  19. 19Afghanistan32.08M
  20. 20Ghana27.97M
  21. 21Madagascar27.87M
  22. 22Niger24.56M
  23. 23Cote d'Ivoire23.28M
  24. 24Yemen, Rep.23.08M
  25. 25Mozambique22.88M
  26. 26Iraq22.61M
  27. 27Myanmar21.51M
  28. 28Venezuela, RB21.02M
  29. 29Mali19.58M
  30. 30Turkiye18.49M
  31. 31Chad18.05M
  32. 32Burkina Faso17.73M
  33. 33Algeria17.56M
  34. 34South Africa16.78M
  35. 35Somalia, Fed. Rep.15.9M
  36. 36Peru14.89M
  37. 37Nepal13.81M
  38. 38Senegal12.94M
  39. 39Italy12.93M
  40. 40Zimbabwe12.72M
  41. 41Benin12.1M
  42. 42Malawi11.66M
  43. 43United States10.33M
  44. 44Uzbekistan9.24M
  45. 45Ecuador9.2M
  46. 46Papua New Guinea8.81M
  47. 47Cambodia8.54M
  48. 48Togo8.28M
  49. 49Canada7.43M
  50. 50Sierra Leone7.19M
  51. 51France6.66M
  52. 52Dominican Republic6.52M
  53. 53Cuba5.94M
  54. 54Libya5.78M
  55. 55Spain5.61M
  56. 56Saudi Arabia5.47M
  57. 57Serbia5.12M
  58. 58Malaysia5.05M
  59. 59Central African Republic4.61M
  60. 60Lebanon4.32M
  61. 61El Salvador4.06M
  62. 62Costa Rica3.78M
  63. 63Azerbaijan3.31M
  64. 64Ukraine2.88M
  65. 65Paraguay2.87M
  66. 66Germany2.74M
  67. 67Armenia2.65M
  68. 68Tunisia2.48M
  69. 69Belarus2.35M
  70. 70Jordan2.3M
  71. 71Lao PDR2.22M
  72. 72Puerto Rico (US)2.19M
  73. 73Gambia, The1.98M
  74. 74Romania1.94M
  75. 75Guinea-Bissau1.7M
  76. 76Bulgaria1.64M
  77. 77North Macedonia1.6M
  78. 78United Kingdom1.49M
  79. 79West Bank and Gaza1.46M
  80. 80Georgia1.41M
  81. 81Lesotho1.31M
  82. 82Norway1.23M
  83. 83Australia1.13M
  84. 84Mongolia1.04M
  85. 85Japan1.01M
  86. 86Ireland984,706.3
  87. 87Chile957,119.1
  88. 88Trinidad and Tobago934,520.9
  89. 89Czechia925,507.6
  90. 90Slovak Republic912,721.8
  91. 91Albania857,676.6
  92. 92Poland837,184.9
  93. 93Hungary802,263.1
  94. 94Jamaica749,146.1
  95. 95Greece714,752.5
  96. 96Portugal633,378.3
  97. 97Belgium599,027.8
  98. 98New Zealand583,979.9
  99. 99Finland555,140.9
  100. 100Kyrgyz Republic501,074.9
  101. 101Sweden493,050.8
  102. 102Eswatini486,740.9
  103. 103Fiji478,297
  104. 104Suriname475,000.4
  105. 105Guyana470,102.8
  106. 106Netherlands456,101
  107. 107Comoros438,899.6
  108. 108Bhutan399,869.3
  109. 109Hong Kong SAR, China383,026.5
  110. 110Korea, Rep.347,315.8
  111. 111Slovenia327,494.8
  112. 112Montenegro313,714.1
  113. 113Cyprus312,784.6
  114. 114Israel265,699.4
  115. 115United Arab Emirates170,953.6
  116. 116Sao Tome and Principe153,823.8
  117. 117Macao SAR, China144,371.2
  118. 118Latvia139,742.4
  119. 119Austria136,600.7
  120. 120Estonia128,476.2
  121. 121Samoa121,836.1
  122. 122Bahrain106,827
  123. 123Lithuania103,026.1
  124. 124Kiribati101,361.5
  125. 125Tonga71,624.3
  126. 126Denmark65,685.8
  127. 127Turks and Caicos Islands30,754.2
  128. 128Switzerland27,973.1
  129. 129American Samoa26,687.2
  130. 130Luxembourg24,754.2
  131. 131Isle of Man12,774.3
  132. 132Naoero7,985.9
  133. 133Tuvalu5,816
  134. 134San Marino3,293.5
  135. 135Qatar1,934.3
  136. 136Liechtenstein1,474.8
  137. 137Monaco0
  138. 137Singapore0
  139. 137Andorra0
  140. 137Kuwait0
  141. 137Malta0

Number of people not using safely managed sanitation