Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban

Democratic Republic of Congo
20.7%
in 2017
Liberia
19.6%
in 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
88th
Liberia rank
90th

People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Liberia
05101520200020082017

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 20.7% against 19.6% in Liberia, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th and Liberia ranks 90th of 97 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Liberia Difference Ahead
2000s 21.1% 10.4% 10.7% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 20.8% 16.6% 4.1% Democratic Republic of Congo

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), Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 20.7% against 19.6% in Liberia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
1.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban)?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th and Liberia ranks 90th 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): Q3. 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, urban  (% of urban population): Q3
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