Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Afghanistan
24.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica
24.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
104th
Costa Rica rank
107th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Afghanistan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 24.9% against 24.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 104th and Costa Rica ranks 107th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 17.2% | 5.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 19.8% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.5% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
- Afghanistan, at 24.9% against 24.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 0.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Afghanistan ranks 104th and Costa Rica ranks 107th of 124 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 Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. 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.