health2024
Share of the urban 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
82.5%
Median: 94.9%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Chile
100.0%
Lowest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
21.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Chile100.0%
2Falkland Islands (Malvinas)100.0%
3Gibraltar100.0%
4Israel100.0%
5Kuwait100.0%
By Region
Oceania100.0%(1 countries)
Europe98.0%(31 countries)
South America95.6%(7 countries)
North America93.3%(4 countries)
Asia92.8%(22 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (21.8%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 82.5%)
Oceania (1)
Europe (31)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (22)
Other (112)
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 | Gibraltar | 100.0% |
| 4 | Israel | 100.0% |
| 5 | Kuwait | 100.0% |
| 6 | Macao | 100.0% |
| 7 | Malta | 100.0% |
| 8 | Monaco | 100.0% |
| 9 | New Zealand | 100.0% |
| 10 | Saint Barthélemy | 100.0% |
| 11 | Saint Martin (French part) | 100.0% |
| 12 | Singapore | 100.0% |
| 13 | Andorra | 100.0% |
| 14 | Armenia | 100.0% |
| 15 | Belarus | 100.0% |
| 16 | Austria | 100.0% |
| 17 | Egypt | 99.9% |
| 18 | Bermuda | 99.9% |
| 19 | Spain | 99.9% |
| 20 | Switzerland | 99.9% |
| 21 | Italy | 99.9% |
| 22 | Türkiye | 99.9% |
| 23 | United States of America | 99.9% |
| 24 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 99.8% |
| 25 | Cyprus | 99.8% |
| 26 | Maldives | 99.8% |
| 27 | Serbia | 99.7% |
| 28 | Thailand | 99.7% |
| 29 | Cook Islands | 99.7% |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 99.7% |
| 31 | Montenegro | 99.6% |
| 32 | Denmark | 99.6% |
| 33 | Portugal | 99.6% |
| 34 | State of Palestine | 99.6% |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 99.6% |
| 36 | Belgium | 99.5% |
| 37 | Finland | 99.4% |
| 38 | Oman | 99.3% |
| 39 | Albania | 99.3% |
| 40 | Germany | 99.3% |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 99.3% |
| 42 | Greece | 99.2% |
| 43 | Palau | 99.1% |
| 44 | Uruguay | 99.1% |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 99.0% |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 99.0% |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 99.0% |
| 48 | Estonia | 98.9% |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 98.9% |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.9% |
| 51 | Iraq | 98.8% |
| 52 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 98.8% |
| 53 | Poland | 98.8% |
| 54 | Sweden | 98.7% |
| 55 | Iceland | 98.7% |
| 56 | Slovakia | 98.7% |
| 57 | France | 98.6% |
| 58 | Colombia | 98.6% |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 98.6% |
| 60 | Canada | 98.6% |
| 61 | Argentina | 98.5% |
| 62 | Vietnam | 98.4% |
| 63 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.4% |
| 64 | People's Republic of China | 98.4% |
| 65 | Romania | 98.3% |
| 66 | Tunisia | 98.2% |
| 67 | Mauritius | 98.2% |
| 68 | Norway | 98.0% |
| 69 | Ukraine | 98.0% |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 97.9% |
| 71 | Lithuania | 97.9% |
| 72 | Hungary | 97.8% |
| 73 | Georgia | 97.7% |
| 74 | Croatia | 97.6% |
| 75 | Samoa | 97.5% |
| 76 | Netherlands | 97.5% |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 97.5% |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 97.1% |
| 79 | Panama | 96.9% |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 96.9% |
| 81 | Anguilla | 96.7% |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.6% |
| 83 | Jordan | 96.6% |
| 84 | Tonga | 96.5% |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 96.5% |
| 86 | Morocco | 96.4% |
| 87 | Malaysia | 96.1% |
| 88 | Latvia | 96.0% |
| 89 | Brazil | 95.9% |
| 90 | Paraguay | 95.7% |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 95.3% |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 95.1% |
| 93 | Cuba | 95.0% |
| 94 | Hong Kong | 94.8% |
| 95 | Ecuador | 94.0% |
| 96 | Suriname | 93.8% |
| 97 | Mexico | 93.8% |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 93.4% |
| 99 | Belize | 93.3% |
| 100 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.2% |
| 101 | Guyana | 93.2% |
| 102 | Cambodia | 93.1% |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 93.0% |
| 104 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 92.8% |
| 105 | Fiji | 92.8% |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 91.7% |
| 107 | North Korea | 91.7% |
| 108 | El Salvador | 91.5% |
| 109 | Moldova, Republic of | 90.9% |
| 110 | Honduras | 90.9% |
| 111 | Indonesia | 90.1% |
| 112 | Jamaica | 90.0% |
| 113 | Tuvalu | 88.9% |
| 114 | Algeria | 87.9% |
| 115 | Ireland | 87.8% |
| 116 | India | 87.4% |
| 117 | Philippines | 86.8% |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 86.8% |
| 119 | Yemen | 86.2% |
| 120 | Cape Verde | 86.1% |
| 121 | Bhutan | 83.9% |
| 122 | Mongolia | 83.8% |
| 123 | Peru | 83.5% |
| 124 | Cayman Islands | 83.2% |
| 125 | Pakistan | 83.0% |
| 126 | Nepal | 82.7% |
| 127 | Marshall Islands | 82.0% |
| 128 | Mauritania | 81.5% |
| 129 | Sudan | 81.1% |
| 130 | Guatemala | 80.9% |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 80.1% |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 79.4% |
| 133 | Myanmar | 79.3% |
| 134 | Djibouti | 79.3% |
| 135 | Bolivia | 78.9% |
| 136 | Botswana | 77.3% |
| 137 | South Africa | 76.6% |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 74.8% |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 73.0% |
| 140 | Nauru | 71.3% |
| 141 | Senegal | 71.0% |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 69.9% |
| 143 | Bangladesh | 67.6% |
| 144 | Mozambique | 63.4% |
| 145 | Angola | 62.8% |
| 146 | Cameroon | 61.9% |
| 147 | Republic of The Gambia | 61.1% |
| 148 | Gabon | 60.5% |
| 149 | Nigeria | 59.1% |
| 150 | Mali | 58.0% |
| 151 | Comoros | 57.5% |
| 152 | Rwanda | 56.4% |
| 153 | United Republic of Tanzania | 55.8% |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 54.3% |
| 155 | Somalia | 54.0% |
| 156 | Niger | 53.1% |
| 157 | Sao Tome and Principe | 51.3% |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 50.8% |
| 159 | Namibia | 50.2% |
| 160 | Kiribati | 49.3% |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 48.5% |
| 162 | Burkina Faso | 48.4% |
| 163 | Guinea | 48.4% |
| 164 | Malawi | 48.0% |
| 165 | Eswatini | 47.5% |
| 166 | Lesotho | 45.0% |
| 167 | Zambia | 43.3% |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.8% |
| 169 | Burundi | 42.0% |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 40.4% |
| 171 | Kenya | 39.7% |
| 172 | Chad | 39.5% |
| 173 | Togo | 38.4% |
| 174 | South Sudan | 37.7% |
| 175 | Ghana | 37.0% |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 36.7% |
| 177 | Liberia | 34.6% |
| 178 | Uganda | 32.6% |
| 179 | Haiti | 32.4% |
| 180 | Benin | 32.4% |
| 181 | Republic of the Congo | 27.2% |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 24.5% |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 24.1% |
| 184 | Madagascar | 22.2% |
| 185 | Eritrea | 22.0% |
| 186 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.8% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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