Costa Rica vs Montenegro: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 40.7% against 36.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Montenegro ranks 60th of 100 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 34.9% | 0.5% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 37.8% | 3.0% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 40.0% | 4.4% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Costa Rica or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 40.7% against 36.0% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Costa Rica and Montenegro?
- 4.7%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Montenegro?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Montenegro rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Montenegro ranks 60th 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.