Palestine vs Yemen: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban)

Palestine
94.7%
in 2017
Yemen
95.5%
in 2017
Palestine rank
25th
Yemen rank
23rd

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

  • Palestine
  • Yemen
020406080100200020082017

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 95.5% against 94.7% in Palestine, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palestine ahead.

Palestine ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 23rd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Palestine Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 95.2% 90.6% 4.6% Palestine
2010s 94.9% 94.5% 0.4% Palestine

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), Palestine or Yemen?
Yemen, at 95.5% against 94.7% in Palestine as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) between Palestine and Yemen?
0.8%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine and Yemen?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Palestine and Yemen rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban)?
Palestine ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 23rd 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