What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Chile and Netherlands?

1.43 million people, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?

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.

Chile vs Netherlands: People using improved sanitation facilities

Chile

19.66 million people

in 2024

Netherlands

18.23 million people

in 2024

Chile rank

56th

Netherlands rank

58th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Chile
Netherlands

How they compare

Chile currently reports 19.66 million people against 18.23 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 1.43 million people.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Chile ranks 56th and Netherlands ranks 58th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.24 million people	16.41 million people	1.17 million people	Netherlands
2010s	17.53 million people	17.11 million people	417,000 people	Chile
2020s	19.51 million people	17.92 million people	1.59 million people	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Chile or Netherlands?: Chile, at 19.66 million people against 18.23 million people in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Chile and Netherlands?: 1.43 million people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Chile and Netherlands rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Chile ranks 56th and Netherlands ranks 58th 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.