Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sudan: People using improved sanitation facilities

Democratic Republic of Congo

37.25 million people

in 2024

Sudan

35.18 million people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

35th

Sudan rank

38th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 37.25 million people against 35.18 million people in Sudan, a difference of 2.08 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 38th 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.