Cape Verde vs Iceland: People using improved sanitation facilities

Cape Verde

472,026 people

in 2024

Iceland

393,396 people

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

170th

Iceland rank

172nd

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Cape Verde currently reports 472,026 people against 393,396 people in Iceland, a difference of 78,630 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 170th and Iceland ranks 172nd of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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