Afghanistan vs Yemen: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 27.9% against 24.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 76th and Yemen ranks 74th of 100 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 23.1% | 10.3% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 22.4% | 3.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 26.4% | 2.8% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 27.9% against 24.7% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 3.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 76th and Yemen ranks 74th of 100 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, rural (% of rural 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.