El Salvador vs Thailand: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
El Salvador
28.9%
in 2024
Thailand
30.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
100th
Thailand rank
98th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- El Salvador
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 30.7% against 28.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 98th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 23.3% | 9.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 26.9% | 3.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 29.9% | 0.6% | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 30.7% against 28.9% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between El Salvador and Thailand?
- 1.8%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 98th 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.