Portugal vs Upper middle income: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time
- Portugal
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 88.3% against 45.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 42.8%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 100 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.8% | 18.1% | 36.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 31.8% | 42.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 43.5% | 42.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Portugal or Upper middle income?
- Portugal, at 88.3% against 45.5% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Portugal and Upper middle income?
- 42.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Upper middle income rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Portugal ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 11th 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.