World Toilet Day Ranking 2024
Ranking toilet-friendliness municipalities
Every year, HogeNood compiles the official ranking of toilet-friendliness of municipalities in the Netherlands. The 2024 winner is municipality:

West Maas and Waal 7,9
Yet it turns out that as many as three-quarters of the municipalities scored insufficiently. So there is still a lot of work to do to make the Netherlands truly toilet-friendly.
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The 6 indicators
Density
The number of inhabitants divided by the number of toilets (max. 300 points)
0 - 300 points
Facilities
The facilities per toilet location. The more people the toilet is suitable for the higher the number of points (max. 300 points)
0 - 300 points
Proximity
The 500-meter standard, where toilets are no more than 500 meters apart (max. 150 points)
0 - 150 points
Public vs. Disclosed
% Public toilets of the total number of toilets within the municipality (max. 100 points)
0 - 100 points
Policy
What policy does the municipality have for restrooms. Have questions been asked, has a motion been made, has a motion passed, is there an active policy? (max. 100 points)
0 - 100 points
Is your municipality in a less rosy state?
No worries! If you guys are open to it, we can make sure this looks very different next year. There are plenty of opportunities to rise. This just requires commitment, involvement and cooperation. The results are more than worth it: the happiness, relief and freedom for residents and visitors to your wonderful community.
Above all, contact us for tips, ideas and details on how the congregation can work on this. We are here for you!
Open your toilet!
Business owners can contribute directly by opening up their restroom through our restroom sign-up form. Residents or other stakeholders can also get involved themselves to actively ask entrepreneurs in their communities to participate.