What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Eswatini and East Timor?

117,080 people, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and East Timor?

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Eswatini vs East Timor: People using improved sanitation facilities

Eswatini

1.11 million people

in 2024

East Timor

1.22 million people

in 2024

Eswatini rank

155th

East Timor rank

153rd

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Eswatini
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 1.22 million people against 1.11 million people in Eswatini, a difference of 117,080 people.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 155th and East Timor ranks 153rd of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	812,520 people	326,498 people	486,022 people	Eswatini
2010s	936,360 people	722,561 people	213,799 people	Eswatini
2020s	1.07 million people	1.12 million people	50,140 people	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Eswatini or East Timor?: East Timor, at 1.22 million people against 1.11 million people in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Eswatini and East Timor?: 117,080 people, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and East Timor?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and East Timor rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Eswatini ranks 155th and East Timor ranks 153rd 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.