Colombia vs Spain: People using improved sanitation facilities

Colombia
51.42 million people
in 2024
Spain
47.91 million people
in 2024
Colombia rank
24th
Spain rank
25th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Colombia
  • Spain
020.0M40.0M60.0M200020122024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 51.42 million people against 47.91 million people in Spain, a difference of 3.51 million people.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

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

Colombia ranks 24th and Spain ranks 25th 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.