Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation by country
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, that are not shared with other households.
Countries reporting
183
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
21.8%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
94.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,556
What the numbers show
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 21.8% in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.8%, and the mean is 82.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 54.5%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 19.3%).
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Martin (French part) | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Falkland Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Barthelemy | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Egypt | 99.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Bermuda | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Spain | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Italy | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Turkey | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 23 | United States | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 99.8% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Maldives | 99.8% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | Thailand | 99.7% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cook Islands | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 99.7% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 31 | Montenegro | 99.6% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 99.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Portugal | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Palestine | 99.6% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 99.6% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 36 | Belgium | 99.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Finland | 99.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Oman | 99.3% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Albania | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 40 | Germany | 99.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Russia | 99.3% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Palau | 99.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 44 | Uruguay | 99.1% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Czechia | 99.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Estonia | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Iraq | 98.8% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 52 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 98.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Poland | 98.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 54 | Sweden | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Iceland | 98.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Slovakia | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 57 | France | 98.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Colombia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 59 | Laos | 98.6% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 60 | Canada | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 61 | Argentina | 98.5% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 62 | Vietnam | 98.4% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 63 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.4% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 64 | China | 98.4% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 98.3% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 98.2% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 67 | Mauritius | 98.2% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 68 | Norway | 98.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Ukraine | 98.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 97.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Lithuania | 97.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 72 | Hungary | 97.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Georgia | 97.7% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 74 | Croatia | 97.6% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 75 | Samoa | 97.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 76 | Netherlands | 97.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 97.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 79 | Panama | 96.9% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 96.9% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 81 | Anguilla | 96.7% | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.6% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 96.6% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 84 | Tonga | 96.5% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 85 | Syria | 96.5% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 86 | Morocco | 96.4% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 87 | Malaysia | 96.1% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 88 | Latvia | 96.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 89 | Brazil | 95.9% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 90 | Paraguay | 95.7% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 95.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 95.1% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 93 | Cuba | 95.0% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 94 | Hong Kong | 94.8% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 95 | Ecuador | 94.0% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 96 | Suriname | 93.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 97 | Mexico | 93.8% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 93.4% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 99 | Belize | 93.3% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 100 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Guyana | 93.2% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 102 | Cambodia | 93.1% | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 93.0% | 2018 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 104 | Iran | 92.8% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 105 | Fiji | 92.8% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 91.7% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 107 | North Korea | 91.7% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 108 | El Salvador | 91.5% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 109 | Moldova | 90.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 110 | Honduras | 90.9% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 111 | Indonesia | 90.1% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 112 | Jamaica | 90.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 113 | Tuvalu | 88.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 114 | Algeria | 87.9% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 116 | India | 87.4% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 117 | Philippines | 86.8% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 86.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Yemen | 86.2% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 120 | Cape Verde | 86.1% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 121 | Bhutan | 83.9% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 122 | Mongolia | 83.8% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 123 | Peru | 83.5% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 124 | Cayman Islands | 83.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 125 | Pakistan | 83.0% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 126 | Nepal | 82.7% | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 127 | Marshall Islands | 82.0% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 128 | Mauritania | 81.5% | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 129 | Sudan | 81.1% | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 130 | Guatemala | 80.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 131 | East Timor | 80.1% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 79.4% | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 133 | Myanmar | 79.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 134 | Djibouti | 79.3% | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 135 | Bolivia | 78.9% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 136 | Botswana | 77.3% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 137 | South Africa | 76.6% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 74.8% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 73.0% | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 140 | Nauru | 71.3% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 141 | Senegal | 71.0% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 69.9% | 2017 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 143 | Bangladesh | 67.6% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 144 | Mozambique | 63.4% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 145 | Angola | 62.8% | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 146 | Cameroon | 61.9% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 147 | Gambia | 61.1% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 148 | Gabon | 60.5% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 149 | Nigeria | 59.1% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 150 | Mali | 58.0% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 151 | Comoros | 57.5% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 152 | Rwanda | 56.4% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 153 | Tanzania | 55.8% | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 54.3% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 155 | Somalia | 54.0% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 156 | Niger | 53.1% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 157 | Sao Tome and Principe | 51.3% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 50.8% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 159 | Namibia | 50.2% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 160 | Kiribati | 49.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 48.5% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 162 | Burkina Faso | 48.4% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 163 | Guinea | 48.4% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 164 | Malawi | 48.0% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 165 | Eswatini | 47.5% | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 166 | Lesotho | 45.0% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 167 | Zambia | 43.3% | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.8% | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 169 | Burundi | 42.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 40.4% | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 171 | Kenya | 39.7% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 172 | Chad | 39.5% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 173 | Togo | 38.4% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 174 | South Sudan | 37.7% | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 175 | Ghana | 37.0% | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 36.7% | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 177 | Liberia | 34.6% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 178 | Uganda | 32.6% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 179 | Haiti | 32.4% | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 180 | Benin | 32.4% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 181 | Congo | 27.2% | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 24.5% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 24.1% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 184 | Madagascar | 22.2% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 185 | Eritrea | 22.0% | 2016 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 186 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 21.8% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, that are not shared with other households.