Israel vs Lower middle income: People using safely managed sanitation services
People using safely managed sanitation services over time
- Israel
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Israel currently reports 97.2% against 51.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 45.3%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 16th of 146 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.5% | 22.7% | 60.8% | Israel |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 37.6% | 52.8% | Israel |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 49.2% | 46.6% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, Israel or Lower middle income?
- Israel, at 97.2% against 51.9% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services between Israel and Lower middle income?
- 45.3%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lower middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Lower middle income rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Israel ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 16th 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.