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Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
72.4%
Median: 86.1%
Countries Covered
175
with available data
Highest
Chile
100.0%
Lowest
Chad
4.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Chile100.0%
2Falkland Islands (Malvinas)100.0%
3Iceland100.0%
4Malta100.0%
5New Zealand100.0%
By Region
Oceania100.0%(1 countries)
Europe96.9%(31 countries)
North America86.6%(4 countries)
Asia85.7%(19 countries)
South America82.5%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.5%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 72.4%)
Oceania (1)
Europe (31)
North America (4)
Asia (19)
South America (7)
Other (104)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% |
| 2 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 100.0% |
| 3 | Iceland | 100.0% |
| 4 | Malta | 100.0% |
| 5 | New Zealand | 100.0% |
| 6 | Spain | 100.0% |
| 7 | Andorra | 100.0% |
| 8 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.0% |
| 9 | Austria | 100.0% |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 99.9% |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 99.9% |
| 12 | Switzerland | 99.9% |
| 13 | Italy | 99.9% |
| 14 | Netherlands | 99.9% |
| 15 | Portugal | 99.8% |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.7% |
| 17 | Maldives | 99.7% |
| 18 | Uruguay | 99.6% |
| 19 | Denmark | 99.6% |
| 20 | Belgium | 99.5% |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 99.5% |
| 22 | Finland | 99.5% |
| 23 | Tunisia | 99.4% |
| 24 | Czech Republic | 99.4% |
| 25 | Oman | 99.3% |
| 26 | Albania | 99.3% |
| 27 | Poland | 99.2% |
| 28 | Estonia | 99.2% |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 99.1% |
| 30 | Germany | 99.0% |
| 31 | Sweden | 98.9% |
| 32 | Cyprus | 98.9% |
| 33 | Thailand | 98.9% |
| 34 | Belarus | 98.9% |
| 35 | France | 98.9% |
| 36 | Israel | 98.9% |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 98.9% |
| 38 | Canada | 98.8% |
| 39 | State of Palestine | 98.7% |
| 40 | Hungary | 98.6% |
| 41 | Palau | 98.4% |
| 42 | United States of America | 98.4% |
| 43 | Norway | 98.3% |
| 44 | Greece | 98.1% |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 98.1% |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 98.0% |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 97.8% |
| 48 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 97.7% |
| 49 | Iraq | 97.6% |
| 50 | Türkiye | 97.2% |
| 51 | Ukraine | 97.1% |
| 52 | Samoa | 97.0% |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 97.0% |
| 54 | Tokelau | 96.9% |
| 55 | Mauritius | 96.8% |
| 56 | Paraguay | 96.3% |
| 57 | Slovakia | 96.2% |
| 58 | Cook Islands | 96.0% |
| 59 | Malaysia | 95.9% |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 95.6% |
| 61 | Serbia | 95.5% |
| 62 | People's Republic of China | 95.2% |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 95.0% |
| 64 | Egypt | 94.9% |
| 65 | Jordan | 94.7% |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 94.5% |
| 67 | Cuba | 93.9% |
| 68 | Montenegro | 93.9% |
| 69 | Jamaica | 93.9% |
| 70 | Vietnam | 93.5% |
| 71 | Croatia | 93.4% |
| 72 | Ireland | 93.2% |
| 73 | Tonga | 93.2% |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.1% |
| 75 | Lithuania | 93.1% |
| 76 | Wallis and Futuna | 93.0% |
| 77 | Fiji | 92.7% |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92.1% |
| 79 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 91.6% |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 91.2% |
| 81 | Guyana | 90.6% |
| 82 | Bhutan | 89.2% |
| 83 | Mexico | 89.2% |
| 84 | Philippines | 87.5% |
| 85 | Colombia | 87.1% |
| 86 | Nepal | 87.0% |
| 87 | Rwanda | 86.8% |
| 88 | Ecuador | 86.1% |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 86.1% |
| 90 | Indonesia | 85.5% |
| 91 | Latvia | 84.9% |
| 92 | Saint Lucia | 84.3% |
| 93 | Moldova, Republic of | 83.8% |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 83.7% |
| 95 | Honduras | 82.6% |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 82.5% |
| 97 | Armenia | 82.4% |
| 98 | Suriname | 82.4% |
| 99 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 82.3% |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 81.1% |
| 101 | Romania | 81.1% |
| 102 | India | 81.0% |
| 103 | Cambodia | 79.9% |
| 104 | Algeria | 79.7% |
| 105 | Georgia | 79.7% |
| 106 | South Africa | 79.3% |
| 107 | El Salvador | 77.1% |
| 108 | Argentina | 76.8% |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 76.6% |
| 110 | Belize | 76.4% |
| 111 | North Korea | 73.1% |
| 112 | Myanmar | 71.7% |
| 113 | Morocco | 71.4% |
| 114 | Panama | 70.8% |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 70.4% |
| 116 | Eswatini | 70.1% |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | 69.4% |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 67.6% |
| 119 | Marshall Islands | 67.5% |
| 120 | Brazil | 67.0% |
| 121 | Pakistan | 65.0% |
| 122 | Peru | 61.0% |
| 123 | Guatemala | 59.9% |
| 124 | Botswana | 57.8% |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.3% |
| 126 | Comoros | 57.1% |
| 127 | Sudan | 56.8% |
| 128 | Senegal | 54.0% |
| 129 | Bolivia | 53.3% |
| 130 | Mongolia | 52.9% |
| 131 | Malawi | 49.5% |
| 132 | Lesotho | 49.2% |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 47.6% |
| 134 | Yemen | 47.4% |
| 135 | Vanuatu | 46.8% |
| 136 | Burundi | 45.1% |
| 137 | Kenya | 41.4% |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.9% |
| 139 | Kiribati | 39.4% |
| 140 | Mali | 38.7% |
| 141 | Somalia | 35.4% |
| 142 | Nigeria | 34.2% |
| 143 | Zambia | 32.3% |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 31.8% |
| 145 | Mauritania | 26.6% |
| 146 | United Republic of Tanzania | 25.8% |
| 147 | Cameroon | 24.9% |
| 148 | Gabon | 24.6% |
| 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.3% |
| 150 | Namibia | 24.3% |
| 151 | Haiti | 24.1% |
| 152 | Republic of The Gambia | 24.0% |
| 153 | Angola | 23.5% |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 23.5% |
| 155 | Ghana | 23.4% |
| 156 | Guinea | 22.8% |
| 157 | Mozambique | 22.5% |
| 158 | Djibouti | 21.9% |
| 159 | Uganda | 20.6% |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 20.2% |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 19.5% |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.2% |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | 15.3% |
| 164 | Togo | 14.3% |
| 165 | Benin | 11.8% |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.2% |
| 167 | Madagascar | 10.6% |
| 168 | Liberia | 10.1% |
| 169 | Niger | 8.7% |
| 170 | South Sudan | 8.0% |
| 171 | Republic of the Congo | 6.3% |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 6.1% |
| 173 | Central African Republic | 5.7% |
| 174 | Eritrea | 5.6% |
| 175 | Chad | 4.5% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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