Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?

Turks and Caicos Islands, at 33.9% against 32.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?

1.4%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?

9 years are reported by both, from 2016 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.

Puerto Rico vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Sanitation facilities usage

Puerto Rico

32.5%

in 2024

Turks and Caicos Islands

33.9%

in 2024

Puerto Rico rank

113th

Turks and Caicos Islands rank

111th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Puerto Rico
Turks and Caicos Islands

How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 33.9% against 32.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.4%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 113th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 111th of 150 countries.

Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Turks and Caicos Islands	Difference	Ahead
2010s	32.5%	34.1%	1.6%	Turks and Caicos Islands
2020s	32.5%	34.0%	1.4%	Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?: Turks and Caicos Islands, at 33.9% against 32.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 1.4%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Puerto Rico ranks 113th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 111th 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.