Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Dominican Republic or Tuvalu?

Dominican Republic, at 43.0% against 39.7% in Tuvalu as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Dominican Republic and Tuvalu?

3.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tuvalu?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Tuvalu: Sanitation facilities usage

Dominican Republic

43.0%

in 2024

Tuvalu

39.7%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

101st

Tuvalu rank

103rd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Dominican Republic
Tuvalu

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 43.0% against 39.7% in Tuvalu, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 101st and Tuvalu ranks 103rd of 150 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	50.8%	42.7%	8.1%	Dominican Republic
2010s	46.7%	42.3%	4.4%	Dominican Republic
2020s	43.7%	39.9%	3.9%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Dominican Republic or Tuvalu?: Dominican Republic, at 43.0% against 39.7% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Dominican Republic and Tuvalu?: 3.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tuvalu?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Tuvalu rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Dominican Republic ranks 101st and Tuvalu ranks 103rd 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.