Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Afghanistan or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 26.0% against 24.8% in Afghanistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Afghanistan and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

1.2%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Sanitation facilities usage

Afghanistan

24.8%

in 2024

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

26.0%

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

125th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

122nd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Afghanistan
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 26.0% against 24.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 125th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 122nd of 150 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.7%	24.5%	11.8%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	19.2%	24.8%	5.7%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	23.6%	25.8%	2.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Afghanistan or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 26.0% against 24.8% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Afghanistan and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 1.2%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Afghanistan ranks 125th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 122nd of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
Unit: %
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: 150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.