Egypt vs Yemen: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Egypt
69.0%
in 2024
Yemen
65.6%
in 2024
Egypt rank
48th
Yemen rank
50th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 69.0% against 65.6% in Yemen, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Egypt ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 50th of 124 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 66.4% | 30.3% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 66.0% | 24.8% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 65.7% | 3.7% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population, Egypt or Yemen?
- Egypt, at 69.0% against 65.6% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between Egypt and Yemen?
- 3.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Egypt ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 50th 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.