Czechia vs Portugal: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Czechia
94.5%
in 2024
Portugal
96.5%
in 2024
Czechia rank
21st
Portugal rank
18th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Czechia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 96.5% against 94.5% in Czechia, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 61.1% | 31.3% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 85.5% | 7.9% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 96.0% | 1.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population, Czechia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 96.5% against 94.5% in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between Czechia and Portugal?
- 2.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Portugal rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Czechia ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th 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.