Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Bangladesh or Sao Tome and Principe?

Bangladesh, at 37.3% against 34.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sanitation facilities usage

Bangladesh

37.3%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

34.7%

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

106th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

109th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Bangladesh
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 37.3% against 34.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 106th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.1%	17.8%	2.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	24.8%	28.0%	3.2%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	34.7%	34.4%	0.3%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Bangladesh or Sao Tome and Principe?: Bangladesh, at 37.3% against 34.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?: 2.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Bangladesh ranks 106th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 150 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
Unit: %
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: 150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.