Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Burkina Faso
31.4%
in 2024
Gambia
31.0%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
94th
Gambia rank
95th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 31.4% against 31.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 94th and Gambia ranks 95th of 124 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 28.4% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 31.1% | 1.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 0.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 31.4% against 31.0% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Burkina Faso ranks 94th and Gambia ranks 95th 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.