Afghanistan vs Serbia: People using safely managed sanitation services
Afghanistan
24.8%
in 2024
Serbia
24.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
121st
Serbia rank
124th
People using safely managed sanitation services over time
- Afghanistan
- Serbia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 24.8% against 24.1% in Serbia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Serbia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 121st and Serbia ranks 124th of 146 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 29.2% | 16.5% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 27.1% | 7.9% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 24.8% | 1.1% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, Afghanistan or Serbia?
- Afghanistan, at 24.8% against 24.1% in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services between Afghanistan and Serbia?
- 0.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Serbia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Serbia rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st and Serbia ranks 124th of 146 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of 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 improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.