Egypt vs Peru: Sanitation facilities usage
Egypt
57.3%
in 2024
Peru
56.5%
in 2024
Egypt rank
81st
Peru rank
83rd
Sanitation facilities usage over time
- Egypt
- Peru
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 57.3% against 56.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 81st and Peru ranks 83rd of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 19.9% | 7.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 37.4% | 3.7% | Peru |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 52.3% | 1.2% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Egypt or Peru?
- Egypt, at 57.3% against 56.5% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Egypt and Peru?
- 0.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?
- Egypt ranks 81st and Peru ranks 83rd 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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About this data
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.