Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives
Maldives: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 99.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
39th
of 232 countries
All-time high
99.7
in 2024
All-time low
76.12
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.7 for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives peaked at 99.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.12, in 2000.
That places Maldives 39th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.12 | — |
| 2001 | 77.31 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 78.49 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 79.65 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 80.79 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 81.91 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 82.97 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 83.9 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 84.96 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 86.02 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 87.08 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 88.13 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 89.17 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 90.22 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 91.25 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.28 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.31 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 94.33 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.34 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 96.35 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.12 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 97.86 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 98.6 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 99.32 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 99.7 | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.69, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.7 is above the median for South Asia, which is 86.43, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.21 | 76.12 | 86.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.75 | 87.08 | 96.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.52 | 97.12 | 99.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 36 Turkmenistan 99.74 compare
- 37 South Korea 99.73 compare
- 38 Guadeloupe 99.73 compare
- 40 Seychelles 99.7 compare
- 41 Portugal 99.66 compare
- 42 United States 99.62 compare
More population data for Maldives
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.378 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1872 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.305 (2100)
- Population density 1,583 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 21,159 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives?
- Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives was 99.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.12 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Maldives ranks 39th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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