El Salvador vs South Africa: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)

El Salvador
57.4%
in 2017
South Africa
63.1%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
34th
South Africa rank
32nd

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
0204060200020082017

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 63.1% against 57.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 5.7%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 97 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural), El Salvador or South Africa?
South Africa, at 63.1% against 57.4% in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) between El Salvador and South Africa?
5.7%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
El Salvador ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 32nd 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed