Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural)

Democratic Republic of Congo
11.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
14.4%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
92nd
Papua New Guinea rank
90th

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
10152025200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.4% against 11.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 100 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 20.9% 8.4% 12.6% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 14.5% 11.6% 3.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 11.2% 13.8% 2.6% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 14.4% against 11.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
3.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 90th 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

Indicator
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,114 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.