Egypt vs Iraq: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)
Egypt
87.2%
in 2017
Iraq
88.4%
in 2017
Egypt rank
32nd
Iraq rank
31st
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 88.4% against 87.2% in Egypt, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 32nd and Iraq ranks 31st of 97 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 78.8% | 17.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 85.7% | 4.1% | Egypt |
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), Egypt or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 88.4% against 87.2% in Egypt as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) between Egypt and Iraq?
- 1.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Egypt ranks 32nd and Iraq ranks 31st 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): Q4. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.