Germany vs Portugal: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural
Germany
91.3%
in 2024
Portugal
88.3%
in 2024
Germany rank
11th
Portugal rank
13th
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Germany currently reports 91.3% against 88.3% in Portugal, a difference of 3.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 13th of 100 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 54.8% | 36.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 73.8% | 17.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 86.4% | 4.9% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Germany or Portugal?
- Germany, at 91.3% against 88.3% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Germany and Portugal?
- 3.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Germany ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 13th 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.