Afghanistan vs Mongolia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)

Afghanistan
27.9%
in 2017
Mongolia
35.0%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
56th
Mongolia rank
54th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Mongolia
10203040200020082017

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 35.0% against 27.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 7.1%.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 56th and Mongolia ranks 54th of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mongolia Difference Ahead
2000s 20.7% 17.6% 3.1% Afghanistan
2010s 25.1% 30.2% 5.2% Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural), Afghanistan or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 35.0% against 27.9% in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) between Afghanistan and Mongolia?
7.1%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mongolia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Mongolia rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Afghanistan ranks 56th and Mongolia ranks 54th 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): Q2. 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): 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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed