Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2

Afghanistan
26.4%
in 2017
Zimbabwe
25.3%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
61st
Zimbabwe rank
64th

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zimbabwe
0102030200020082017

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 26.4% against 25.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 97 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 22.6% 29.0% 6.4% Zimbabwe
2010s 24.9% 26.5% 1.6% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2, Afghanistan or Zimbabwe?
Afghanistan, at 26.4% against 25.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
1.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
Afghanistan ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed