Bangladesh vs El Salvador: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Bangladesh
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 30.7% against 28.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 97th and El Salvador ranks 100th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 32.2% | 11.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 30.7% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.3% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
- Bangladesh, at 30.7% against 28.9% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 1.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Bangladesh ranks 97th and El Salvador ranks 100th of 124 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, urban (% of urban 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.