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

Malawi
18.5%
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe
20.6%
in 2017
Malawi rank
64th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
61st

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

  • Malawi
  • Sao Tome and Principe
5101520200020082017

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 20.6% against 18.5% in Malawi, a difference of 2.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 64th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 15.8% 9.4% 6.4% Malawi
2010s 17.8% 18.1% 0.3% 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), Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 20.6% against 18.5% in Malawi as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
2.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Malawi ranks 64th 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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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