French Polynesia vs New Caledonia: People using improved sanitation facilities

French Polynesia
274,790 people
in 2024
New Caledonia
292,639 people
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
182nd
New Caledonia rank
179th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • French Polynesia
  • New Caledonia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k200020122024

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 292,639 people against 274,790 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 17,849 people.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.

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

French Polynesia ranks 182nd and New Caledonia ranks 179th 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.