Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Gambia
31.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
31.0%
in 2024
Gambia rank
95th
Papua New Guinea rank
96th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 31.0% against 31.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Gambia ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 96th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 30.2% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 30.1% | 1.0% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.8% | 0.3% | 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, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 31.0% against 31.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Gambia ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 96th 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.