Greece vs Portugal: People using safely managed sanitation services
Greece
92.9%
in 2024
Portugal
93.9%
in 2024
Greece rank
30th
Portugal rank
27th
People using safely managed sanitation services over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 93.9% against 92.9% in Greece, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.7% | 58.5% | 22.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 81.2% | 5.7% | Greece |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 92.9% | 1.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 93.9% against 92.9% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services between Greece and Portugal?
- 1.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Greece ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th 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.