Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Bangladesh
30.7%
in 2024
El Salvador
28.9%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
97th
El Salvador rank
100th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Bangladesh
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 30.7% against 28.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 97th and El Salvador ranks 100th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 32.2% | 11.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 30.7% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.3% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
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 El Salvador?
- Bangladesh, at 30.7% against 28.9% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 1.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Bangladesh ranks 97th and El Salvador ranks 100th 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.