Maldives vs Middle income: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban over time
- Maldives
- Middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.8% against 89.4% in Middle income, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 27th of 182 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.2% | 73.8% | 20.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 81.8% | 16.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 88.1% | 11.6% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation services, urban, Maldives or Middle income?
- Maldives, at 99.8% against 89.4% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, urban between Maldives and Middle income?
- 10.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Middle income rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Maldives ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 27th of 182 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, urban (% of urban 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.