India vs Sao Tome and Principe: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)

India
19.2%
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe
20.6%
in 2017
India rank
62nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
61st

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

  • India
  • Sao Tome and Principe
5101520200020082017

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 20.6% against 19.2% in India, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

India ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st of 97 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 5.0% 9.4% 4.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 14.9% 18.1% 3.2% Sao Tome and Principe

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), India or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 20.6% against 19.2% in India as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) between India and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sao Tome and Principe?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do India and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
India ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st 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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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