Canada vs IDA total: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time
- Canada
- IDA total
How they compare
Canada currently reports 81.6% against 31.0% in IDA total, a difference of 50.6%.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.6 times IDA total's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 18th and IDA total ranks 19th of 100 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 17.7% | 58.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 24.2% | 54.9% | Canada |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 29.7% | 51.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Canada or IDA total?
- Canada, at 81.6% against 31.0% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Canada and IDA total?
- 50.6%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA total?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and IDA total rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Canada ranks 18th and IDA total ranks 19th 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.