Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Syrian Arab Republic: Population using improved sanitation facilities

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
22.58 million
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
24.63 million
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
52nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
50th

Population using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 24.63 million against 22.58 million in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 2.06 million.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 52nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 50th of 225 countries.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 19.74 million 19.05 million 685,212 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 21.33 million 20.47 million 856,860 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 22.44 million 22.07 million 360,950 Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population using improved sanitation facilities, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 24.63 million against 22.58 million in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in population using improved sanitation facilities between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Syrian Arab Republic?
2.06 million, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Syrian Arab Republic?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for population using improved sanitation facilities?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 52nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 50th of 225 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.

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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