Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Bangladesh
30.7%
in 2024
Burkina Faso
31.4%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
97th
Burkina Faso rank
94th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 31.4% against 30.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 97th and Burkina Faso ranks 94th of 124 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 28.3% | 7.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 29.9% | 4.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 31.1% | 1.5% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 31.4% against 30.7% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 0.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Bangladesh ranks 97th and Burkina Faso ranks 94th 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.