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

77,300 people, with Angola ahead.

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

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 Ghana: People using improved sanitation facilities

Angola

25.26 million people

in 2022

Ghana

25.18 million people

in 2024

Angola rank

47th

Ghana rank

48th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Angola
Ghana

How they compare

Angola currently reports 25.26 million people against 25.18 million people in Ghana, a difference of 77,300 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Angola ranks 47th and Ghana ranks 48th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.06 million people	13.53 million people	3.47 million people	Ghana
2010s	18.09 million people	19.16 million people	1.07 million people	Ghana
2020s	24.35 million people	23.22 million people	1.13 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 Ghana?: Angola, at 25.26 million people against 25.18 million people in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Angola and Ghana?: 77,300 people, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ghana?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Angola and Ghana rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Angola ranks 47th and Ghana ranks 48th 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.