Uganda vs Zambia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban)

Uganda
28.2%
in 2017
Zambia
21.5%
in 2017
Uganda rank
80th
Zambia rank
83rd

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

  • Uganda
  • Zambia
0102030200020082017

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 28.2% against 21.5% in Zambia, a difference of 6.7%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Uganda ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 83rd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 27.8% 20.4% 7.4% Uganda
2010s 28.0% 21.2% 6.8% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban), Uganda or Zambia?
Uganda, at 28.2% against 21.5% in Zambia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) between Uganda and Zambia?
6.7%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban)?
Uganda ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 83rd 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, urban  (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Uganda vs Zambia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban). Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-urban-percent-of-urban-population-q2/uganda/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-urban-percent-of-urban-population-q2/uganda/zambia/">Uganda vs Zambia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban 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