These Photos Of Toilets From Around The World Highlight The Human Right For Sanitation

Bog, latrine, outhouse, throne, loo, can, commode.

World Toilet Day, held on 19 November, is an event created by UN Water to raise awareness of those around the world who do not have access to a toilet, despite the human right to water and sanitation.

According to World Toilet Day, “Of the world’s 7 billion people, 2.4 billion people do not have improved sanitation. One billion people still defecate in the open. Poor sanitation increases the risk of disease and malnutrition, especially for women and children.”

This photoset from Reuters shows the vast difference in toilet facilities between countries across the world.

1. Nairobi, Kenya

Thomas Mukoya / Reuters

A public toilet made of rusty sheets of metal stands in Gatwekera village in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya.

2. California, United States

Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

A toilet with a view of the Pacific Ocean is seen at Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica, California, United States.

3. Santiago, Chile

Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

A toilet stands in the middle of an empty field on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile.

4. Tokyo

Thomas Peter / Reuters

A toilet cubicle with glass walls stands in a fenced-off garden at Itabu railway station in the Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo. Dubbed "the world's most spacious public toilet" by local media.

5. Alaska, United States

Lucas Jackson / Reuters

A public toilet stands surrounded by snow near the 2011 Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

6. Beijing, China

Jason Lee / Reuters

Posters, including those advertising treatments for sexually transmitted diseases, are stuck to the walls of a public toilet in a residential area for migrant workers in Shigezhuang village, Beijing, China.

7. Lalitpur, Nepal

Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters

A domestic toilet is seen inside a house in Lalitpur, Nepal.

8. Chicago, United States

Jim Young / Reuters

A two-way mirror is seen above the urinal at Streeter's Tavern in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

9. Lima, Peru

Mariana Bazo / Reuters

A toilet stands outside the Llamocca family home at Villa Lourdes in Villa Maria del Triunfo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru.

10. Beijing, China

Jason Lee / Reuters

Towels hang on a radiator next to a toilet in an apartment in Beijing's central business district, China.

11. Cairo, Egypt

Amr Dalsh / Reuters

A woman waits by a toilet in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt.

12. Hong Kong, China

Bobby Yip / Reuters

A toilet is seen inside a master bedroom at a residential flat in Hong Kong, China.

13. Munich, Germany

Michaela Rehle / Reuters

A toilet is seen in a hostel for asylum-seekers in Augsburg near Munich, southern Germany.

14. Sao Paulo, Brazil

Nacho Doce / Reuters

A public toilet for men is seen in Oscar Freire Street in Sao Paulo. The toilet was designed by Jade Jagger, daughter of Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger.

15. Mexico City, Mexico

Henry Romero / Reuters

A domestic toilet is seen in a house in Mexico City, Mexico.

16. Rome, Italy

Tony Gentile / Reuters

Chemical toilets are lined up in downtown Rome.

17. London, UK

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A public toilet is seen in London Fields in east London.

18. Oslo, Norway

Russell Boyce / Reuters

Public toilets are seen in Eidsvolls Plass in Oslo, Norway.

19. Sydney, Australia

David Gray / Reuters

A surfboard rests against an old toilet shed, also known in Australia as a "dunny" or an "outhouse", in the backyard of a home in the northern beaches suburb of Manly in Sydney, Australia.

20. Paris, France

Jacky Naegelen / Reuters

Urinals inspired by the Rolling Stones lips and tongue logo are seen in a bar in Paris.