Papua New Guinea vs Qatar: People using improved sanitation facilities

Papua New Guinea
3.11 million people
in 2024
Qatar
3.05 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
129th
Qatar rank
131st

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Qatar
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.11 million people against 3.05 million people in Qatar, a difference of 64,940 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 129th and Qatar ranks 131st of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 1.27 million people 956,588 people 317,673 people Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.10 million people 2.30 million people 191,836 people Qatar
2020s 2.89 million people 2.91 million people 16,374 people Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Papua New Guinea or Qatar?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.11 million people against 3.05 million people in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Papua New Guinea and Qatar?
64,940 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Qatar?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Qatar rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?
Papua New Guinea ranks 129th and Qatar ranks 131st 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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About this data

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

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