Countries With the Lowest Basic Sanitation
Every country with a figure for basic sanitation, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Ethiopia (10.4%), Eritrea (11.9%) and Chad (13.1%). The middle country of the 214 has 93.7%.
What this measures
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Source: World Bank. For this measure, higher is better.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2015–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Basic sanitation | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 10.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Eritrea | 11.9% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Chad | 13.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 14% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | South Sudan | 14.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Madagascar | 15.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 16.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Niger | 16.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Congo, Rep. | 20.6% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Benin | 22.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Liberia | 23.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 23.6% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 13 | Uganda | 23.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 24.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Togo | 25.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Haiti | 29.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 18 | Ghana | 31.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 31.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Guinea | 32.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 34.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 34.6% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 23 | Tanzania | 37.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Zambia | 37.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Mozambique | 38.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Namibia | 38.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Kenya | 40.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 44.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Burundi | 44.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Kiribati | 45.2% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 32 | Cameroon | 47.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Mali | 47.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 47.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 35 | Lesotho | 47.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | Nigeria | 47.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Gambia, The | 48.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Malawi | 49.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Angola | 50.3% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 54.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 42 | Comoros | 57.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Gabon | 57.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Mauritania | 58.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | American Samoa | 62.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 46 | Greenland | 62.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Senegal | 62.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Yemen, Rep. | 63.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 49 | Eswatini | 64.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Sudan | 65.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 66.3% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 52 | Djibouti | 67% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 67.6% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 54 | Guatemala | 71.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Naoero | 71.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 56 | Bolivia | 71.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 57 | Pakistan | 71.9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 58 | Botswana | 72.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Timor-Leste | 72.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | Myanmar | 74.2% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 61 | Mongolia | 74.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 62 | South Africa | 77.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Peru | 78.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | 79% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 65 | Dominica | 80.4% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Rwanda | 81.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | Cabo Verde | 83.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Cayman Islands | 83.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Cambodia | 83.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 70 | St. Lucia | 83.4% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 71 | India | 83.4% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 72 | Belize | 84.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 84.8% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 74 | Algeria | 85.9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 75 | Nepal | 86% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 86.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Bhutan | 86.8% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 78 | Moldova | 86.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Philippines | 87.2% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 80 | Honduras | 87.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Morocco | 87.8% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | El Salvador | 88% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Indonesia | 88.2% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | Libya | 88.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 85 | Lao PDR | 88.7% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 86 | Panama | 89.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | Tuvalu | 89.7% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 89.7% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Ireland | 89.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Suriname | 90% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 90.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Guam | 90.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 90.5% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 94 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 90.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 95 | Romania | 90.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Georgia | 90.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Faroe Islands | 90.9% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Ecuador | 91.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Guyana | 91.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Jamaica | 91.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Russian Federation | 92.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Brazil | 92.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Latvia | 92.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Grenada | 92.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 105 | Fiji | 92.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 106 | Mexico | 93% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 107 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Armenia | 93.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Bahamas, The | 93.7% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Tonga | 93.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 112 | Cuba | 94.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 113 | Argentina | 94.8% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 114 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 94.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 115 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 95% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 95.4% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.4% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 118 | Viet Nam | 95.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Syrian Arab Republic | 95.6% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 120 | Croatia | 95.8% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Paraguay | 95.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 96% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Malaysia | 96% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 124 | Lithuania | 96.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Jordan | 96.4% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 96.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Colombia | 96.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 128 | British Virgin Islands | 96.9% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 129 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 97.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 130 | Samoa | 97.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 131 | China | 97.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 132 | Mauritius | 97.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 133 | French Polynesia | 97.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 134 | Slovak Republic | 97.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 97.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Saudi Arabia | 97.6% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 137 | Netherlands | 97.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Ukraine | 97.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Montenegro | 97.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Serbia | 97.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 97.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Hungary | 98% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Norway | 98% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Barbados | 98.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 145 | Slovenia | 98.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Venezuela, RB | 98.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 147 | Iraq | 98.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 148 | Tunisia | 98.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 149 | Kyrgyz Republic | 98.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Canada | 98.6% | 2024 | North America |
| 151 | France | 98.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | Sweden | 98.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Iceland | 98.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 98.8% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 155 | Costa Rica | 98.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 156 | Aruba | 98.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 157 | Poland | 99% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | 99% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 159 | North Macedonia | 99% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | Greece | 99% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | Estonia | 99% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Palau | 99% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 163 | Czechia | 99.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 99.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 165 | United Kingdom | 99.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 166 | Uruguay | 99.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 167 | Curacao | 99.2% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 168 | Lebanon | 99.2% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 169 | Germany | 99.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 170 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 99.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 171 | Turkiye | 99.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Albania | 99.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 173 | Oman | 99.3% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 174 | Thailand | 99.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 175 | West Bank and Gaza | 99.4% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 176 | Finland | 99.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 177 | Cyprus | 99.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 178 | Belgium | 99.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 179 | Denmark | 99.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 181 | United States | 99.6% | 2024 | North America |
| 182 | Portugal | 99.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | Seychelles | 99.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 184 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 185 | Korea, Rep. | 99.7% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 186 | Turkmenistan | 99.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 187 | Belarus | 99.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 188 | Northern Mariana Islands | 99.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 189 | Italy | 99.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 190 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 191 | Spain | 99.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 192 | Israel | 99.9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 193 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 194 | Bermuda | 99.9% | 2024 | North America |
| 195 | Japan | 99.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 100% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 197 | Austria | 100% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 198 | Chile | 100% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 199 | Andorra | 100% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 200 | Australia | 100% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 201 | Bahrain | 100% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 202 | Brunei Darussalam | 100% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 203 | Gibraltar | 100% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 204 | Isle of Man | 100% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 205 | Kuwait | 100% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 206 | Macao SAR, China | 100% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 207 | St. Martin (French part) | 100% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 208 | Monaco | 100% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 209 | Malta | 100% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 210 | New Caledonia | 100% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 211 | New Zealand | 100% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 212 | Puerto Rico (US) | 100% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 213 | Singapore | 100% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 214 | San Marino | 100% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
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