Cameroon vs Uganda: People using improved sanitation facilities

Cameroon
18.81 million people
in 2024
Uganda
21.06 million people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
57th
Uganda rank
54th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Cameroon
  • Uganda
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200020122024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 21.06 million people against 18.81 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 2.25 million people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 57th and Uganda ranks 54th of 232 countries.

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About this data

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

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