Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 15.5% against 14.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 89th of 100 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 4.1% | 4.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.0% | 2.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 14.0% | 0.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 15.5% against 14.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 1.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 89th 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.