Nepal vs Yemen: People using improved sanitation facilities

Nepal

29.05 million people

in 2024

Yemen

27.18 million people

in 2024

Nepal rank

43rd

Yemen rank

45th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Nepal currently reports 29.05 million people against 27.18 million people in Yemen, a difference of 1.87 million people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

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

Nepal ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 45th 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.