Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Bangladesh
30.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
31.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
97th
Papua New Guinea rank
96th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Bangladesh
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 31.0% against 30.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 97th and Papua New Guinea ranks 96th of 124 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 30.2% | 9.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 30.1% | 4.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 30.8% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 31.0% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Bangladesh ranks 97th and Papua New Guinea ranks 96th 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.