Bulgaria vs Libya: Population using improved sanitation facilities

Bulgaria
6.76 million
in 2024
Libya
7.04 million
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
101st
Libya rank
98th

Population using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Libya
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 7.04 million against 6.76 million in Bulgaria, a difference of 281,270.

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

Bulgaria ranks 101st and Libya ranks 98th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Libya Difference Ahead
2000s 7.73 million 5.67 million 2.06 million Bulgaria
2010s 7.20 million 6.31 million 887,217 Bulgaria
2020s 6.84 million 6.90 million 62,084 Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population using improved sanitation facilities, Bulgaria or Libya?
Libya, at 7.04 million against 6.76 million in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in population using improved sanitation facilities between Bulgaria and Libya?
281,270, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Libya?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Libya rank globally for population using improved sanitation facilities?
Bulgaria ranks 101st and Libya ranks 98th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Libya: Population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-using-improved-sanitation-facilities/bulgaria/libya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-using-improved-sanitation-facilities/bulgaria/libya/">Bulgaria vs Libya: Population using improved sanitation facilities</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population using improved sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed