People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PalauPalau | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| 2 | TogoTogo | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =3 | EritreaEritrea | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =3 | NigerNiger | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =5 | BeninBenin | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =5 | MozambiqueMozambique | 95% of population | 2013 | ||
| =7 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =7 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =7 | SomaliaSomalia | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =7 | ChadChad | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| =11 | LiberiaLiberia | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| =11 | TanzaniaTanzania | 93% of population | 2013 | ||
| 13 | GhanaGhana | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| =14 | MauritaniaMauritania | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =14 | Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | 91% of population | 2013 | ||
| =16 | BoliviaBolivia | 90% of population | 2013 | ||
| =16 | HaitiHaiti | 90% of population | 2013 | ||
| =16 | DjiboutiDjibouti | 90% of population | 2013 | ||
| =19 | GuineaGuinea | 89% of population | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | 89% of population | 2013 | ||
| 21 | MadagascarMadagascar | 88% of population | 2013 | ||
| =22 | SudanSudan | 86% of population | 2013 | ||
| =22 | MaliMali | 86% of population | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | 85% of population | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | 84% of population | 2013 | ||
| 26 | NamibiaNamibia | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | 82% of population | 2013 | ||
| =28 | EthiopiaEthiopia | 81% of population | 2013 | ||
| =28 | Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | 81% of population | 2013 | ||
| =28 | AngolaAngola | 81% of population | 2013 | ||
| 31 | CambodiaCambodia | 80% of population | 2013 | ||
| 32 | KiribatiKiribati | 78% of population | 2013 | ||
| failed states averagefailed states average (profile) | 77.13% of population | 2013 | |||
| 33 | IndiaIndia | 77% of population | 2013 | ||
| =34 | LesothoLesotho | 76% of population | 2013 | ||
| =34 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | 76% of population | 2013 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 75.07% of population | 2013 | |||
| =36 | NigeriaNigeria | 73% of population | 2013 | ||
| =36 | NepalNepal | 73% of population | 2013 | ||
| 38 | Central African RepublicCentral Africa | 72% of population | 2013 | ||
| =39 | MongoliaMongolia | 71% of population | 2013 | ||
| =39 | BhutanBhutan | 71% of population | 2013 | ||
| =41 | AfghanistanAfghanistan | 70% of population | 2013 | ||
| =41 | GabonGabon | 70% of population | 2013 | ||
| =41 | ComorosComoros | 70% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) | 69.56% of population | 2013 | |||
| =44 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 68% of population | 2013 | ||
| =44 | KenyaKenya | 68% of population | 2013 | ||
| =46 | PakistanPakistan | 66% of population | 2013 | ||
| =46 | YemenYemen | 66% of population | 2013 | ||
| =46 | UgandaUganda | 66% of population | 2013 | ||
| South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) | 65.8% of population | 2013 | |||
| 49 | CameroonCameroon | 64% of population | 2013 | ||
| =50 | East TimorEast Timor | 63% of population | 2013 | ||
| =50 | PeruPeru | 63% of population | 2013 | ||
| =50 | NicaraguaNicaragua | 63% of population | 2013 | ||
| =53 | IndonesiaIndonesia | 61% of population | 2013 | ||
| =53 | SenegalSenegal | 61% of population | 2013 | ||
| 55 | ParaguayParaguay | 60% of population | 2013 | ||
| =56 | Papua New GuineaPapua NG | 59% of population | 2013 | ||
| =56 | BotswanaBotswana | 59% of population | 2013 | ||
| =58 | Cape VerdeCape Verde | 57% of population | 2013 | ||
| =58 | ZambiaZambia | 57% of population | 2013 | ||
| 60 | BrazilBrazil | 56% of population | 2013 | ||
| 61 | BurundiBurundi | 54% of population | 2013 | ||
| 62 | LaosLaos | 50% of population | 2013 | ||
| =63 | MalawiMalawi | 49% of population | 2013 | ||
| =63 | PanamaPanama | 49% of population | 2013 | ||
| 65 | MoroccoMorocco | 48% of population | 2013 | ||
| 66 | Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. | 47% of population | 2013 | ||
| =67 | VanuatuVanuatu | 46% of population | 2013 | ||
| =67 | VenezuelaVenezuela | 46% of population | 2013 | ||
| =67 | RomaniaRomania | 46% of population | 2013 | ||
| =70 | SwazilandSwaziland | 45% of population | 2013 | ||
| =70 | BangladeshBangladesh | 45% of population | 2013 | ||
| =72 | RwandaRwanda | 44% of population | 2013 | ||
| =72 | ChinaChina | 44% of population | 2013 | ||
| Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) | 43.33% of population | 2013 | |||
| Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) | 42.83% of population | 2013 | |||
| Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) | 41.27% of population | 2013 | |||
| 74 | RussiaRussia | 41% of population | 2013 | ||
| =75 | ColombiaColombia | 37% of population | 2013 | ||
| =75 | Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | 37% of population | 2013 | ||
| 77 | TunisiaTunisia | 36% of population | 2013 | ||
| South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) | 35.83% of population | 2013 | |||
| 78 | The GambiaThe Gambia | 35% of population | 2013 | ||
| Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) | 34.48% of population | 2013 | |||
| 79 | SurinameSuriname | 34% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) | 33.84% of population | 2013 | |||
| =80 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 33% of population | 2013 | ||
| =80 | IraqIraq | 33% of population | 2013 | ||
| 82 | VietnamVietnam | 32% of population | 2013 | ||
| =83 | PhilippinesPhilippines | 31% of population | 2013 | ||
| =83 | LithuaniaLithuania | 31% of population | 2013 | ||
| =83 | HondurasHonduras | 31% of population | 2013 | ||
| 86 | GuatemalaGuatemala | 30% of population | 2013 | ||
| =87 | FijiFiji | 29% of population | 2013 | ||
| =87 | LatviaLatvia | 29% of population | 2013 | ||
| =87 | North KoreaNorth Korea | 29% of population | 2013 | ||
| 90 | BurmaBurma | 27% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | TurkeyTurkey | 25% of population | 2013 | ||
| =91 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 25% of population | 2013 | ||
| 93 | ArgentinaArgentina | 23% of population | 2013 | ||
| 94 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 22% of population | 2013 | ||
| 95 | MexicoMexico | 21% of population | 2013 | ||
| =96 | ArmeniaArmenia | 20% of population | 2013 | ||
| =96 | PolandPoland | 20% of population | 2013 | ||
| =98 | TuvaluTuvalu | 19% of population | 2013 | ||
| =98 | CubaCuba | 19% of population | 2013 | ||
| =100 | MoldovaMoldova | 18% of population | 2013 | ||
| =100 | Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | 18% of population | 2013 | ||
| =100 | JamaicaJamaica | 18% of population | 2013 | ||
| =100 | GuyanaGuyana | 18% of population | 2013 | ||
| =104 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | 17% of population | 2013 | ||
| =104 | ChileChile | 17% of population | 2013 | ||
| =106 | DominicaDominica | 16% of population | 2013 | ||
| =106 | EcuadorEcuador | 16% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) | 14.71% of population | 2013 | |||
| =108 | MontenegroMontenegro | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =108 | BelizeBelize | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =108 | LebanonLebanon | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | MauritiusMauritius | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | SerbiaSerbia | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =111 | AlgeriaAlgeria | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| 114 | UkraineUkraine | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | GeorgiaGeorgia | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | SyriaSyria | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | AlbaniaAlbania | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | TokelauTokelau | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | EgyptEgypt | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =117 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =125 | TajikistanTajikistan | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =125 | Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =125 | EstoniaEstonia | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =125 | Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | MalaysiaMalaysia | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | OmanOman | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =129 | United Arab EmiratesUAE | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Wallis and FutunaWallis+ | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | LibyaLibya | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | ThailandThailand | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | TongaTonga | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | MontserratMontserrat | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | 4% of population | 2010 | ||
| =140 | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =140 | MaldivesMaldives | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =140 | GreeceGreece | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =140 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =140 | BelarusBelarus | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =140 | French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =140 | GrenadaGrenada | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =147 | IrelandIreland | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =147 | JordanJordan | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =147 | SamoaSamoa | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =147 | GuamGuam | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =147 | CroatiaCroatia | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =147 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | CanadaCanada | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | United StatesUnited States | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =153 | UruguayUruguay | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| 157 | IranIran | 0.0 | 2013 |
Citation
Interesting observations about People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural
- Palau ranked first for sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural amongst Tourist destinations in 2013.
- 38 of the bottom 89 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Christian.
- 16 of the bottom 90 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Catholic.
- 4 of the top 94 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Former Soviet.
- 2 of the top 82 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Non-religious.
- 15 of the top 147 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Eastern European.
- 8 of the top 142 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are NATO.
- 2 of the top 127 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are Eurozone.
- 2 of the top 156 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are G7.
- 3 of the top 156 countries by sanitation facility access > unimproved > rural are English speaking .
