How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cape Verde?

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 People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Cape Verde: People using improved sanitation facilities

Belize

386,752 people

in 2024

Cape Verde

472,026 people

in 2024

Belize rank

173rd

Cape Verde rank

170th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Belize
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 472,026 people against 386,752 people in Belize, a difference of 85,274 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 173rd and Cape Verde ranks 170th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Cape Verde in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
2000s	255,430 people	248,866 people	6,564 people	Belize
2010s	326,938 people	385,254 people	58,316 people	Cape Verde
2020s	373,846 people	464,346 people	90,500 people	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Belize or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 472,026 people against 386,752 people in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Belize and Cape Verde?: 85,274 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cape Verde?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belize and Cape Verde rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Belize ranks 173rd and Cape Verde ranks 170th of 232 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 People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.