What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Algeria and Iraq?

80,600 people, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Iraq: People using improved sanitation facilities

Algeria

45.27 million people

in 2024

Iraq

45.35 million people

in 2024

Algeria rank

28th

Iraq rank

27th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Algeria
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 45.35 million people against 45.27 million people in Algeria, a difference of 80,600 people.

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

Algeria ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 27th of 232 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2000s	30.87 million people	24.27 million people	6.60 million people	Algeria
2010s	37.93 million people	34.77 million people	3.17 million people	Algeria
2020s	43.92 million people	43.41 million people	503,560 people	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Algeria or Iraq?: Iraq, at 45.35 million people against 45.27 million people in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Algeria and Iraq?: 80,600 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Algeria ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 27th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit: people
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: 18 September 2026

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.