Bangladesh vs Gambia: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
Bangladesh
30.7%
in 2024
Gambia
31.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
97th
Gambia rank
95th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Bangladesh
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 31.0% against 30.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 97th and Gambia ranks 95th of 124 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 28.4% | 7.8% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 31.1% | 5.6% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 31.1% | 1.5% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Bangladesh or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 31.0% against 30.7% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Gambia rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Bangladesh ranks 97th and Gambia ranks 95th 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.