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

Afghanistan
31.1%
in 2017
Burkina Faso
21.7%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
83rd
Burkina Faso rank
86th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
0102030200020082017

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 31.1% against 21.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 9.4%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Burkina Faso ranks 86th of 97 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
2000s 25.9% 15.1% 10.8% Afghanistan
2010s 29.0% 19.9% 9.1% Afghanistan

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 Burkina Faso?
Afghanistan, at 31.1% against 21.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
9.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Burkina Faso ranks 86th 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): Q5 (highest). 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): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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