What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Angola and Ethiopia?

335,100 people, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ethiopia?

23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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.

Angola vs Ethiopia: People using improved sanitation facilities

Angola

25.26 million people

in 2022

Ethiopia

24.92 million people

in 2024

Angola rank

47th

Ethiopia rank

49th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Angola
Ethiopia

How they compare

Angola currently reports 25.26 million people against 24.92 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 335,100 people.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 47th and Ethiopia ranks 49th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.06 million people	6.99 million people	3.07 million people	Angola
2010s	18.09 million people	14.25 million people	3.84 million people	Angola
2020s	24.35 million people	21.02 million people	3.33 million people	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Angola or Ethiopia?: Angola, at 25.26 million people against 24.92 million people in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Angola and Ethiopia?: 335,100 people, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ethiopia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Angola and Ethiopia rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Angola ranks 47th and Ethiopia ranks 49th 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.