El Salvador vs Kenya: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
El Salvador
28.9%
in 2024
Kenya
27.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
100th
Kenya rank
101st
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 28.9% against 27.9% in Kenya, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Kenya ranks 101st of 124 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 21.3% | 10.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 24.8% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 27.2% | 2.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population, El Salvador or Kenya?
- El Salvador, at 28.9% against 27.9% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between El Salvador and Kenya?
- 1.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Kenya ranks 101st 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.