Sri Lanka vs Uganda: People using improved sanitation facilities

Sri Lanka

23.04 million people

in 2024

Uganda

21.06 million people

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

51st

Uganda rank

54th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Sri Lanka currently reports 23.04 million people against 21.06 million people in Uganda, a difference of 1.98 million people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 54th 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.