Italy vs Upper middle income: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural over time
- Italy
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Italy currently reports 99.9% against 91.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 171 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 55.9% | 44.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 74.7% | 25.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 88.5% | 11.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation services, rural, Italy or Upper middle income?
- Italy, at 99.9% against 91.2% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural between Italy and Upper middle income?
- 8.7%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Upper middle income rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Italy ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.