Tuvalu vs Yemen: Sanitation facilities usage
Tuvalu
39.7%
in 2024
Yemen
43.1%
in 2024
Tuvalu rank
103rd
Yemen rank
100th
Sanitation facilities usage over time
- Tuvalu
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 43.1% against 39.7% in Tuvalu, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Tuvalu ranks 103rd and Yemen ranks 100th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tuvalu averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 35.6% | 7.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 37.4% | 4.9% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 41.8% | 1.9% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Tuvalu or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 43.1% against 39.7% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Tuvalu and Yemen?
- 3.4%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Tuvalu and Yemen rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?
- Tuvalu ranks 103rd and Yemen ranks 100th 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.