Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population
Papua New Guinea
31.0%
in 2024
Thailand
30.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
96th
Thailand rank
98th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 31.0% against 30.7% in Thailand, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 96th and Thailand ranks 98th of 124 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 23.3% | 6.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 26.9% | 3.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 29.9% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
- Papua New Guinea, at 31.0% against 30.7% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 96th 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.