Brazil vs India: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
Brazil
56.6%
in 2024
India
55.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
59th
India rank
60th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 56.6% against 55.8% in India, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 59th and India ranks 60th of 124 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 33.2% | 4.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 44.0% | 3.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 53.4% | 1.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 56.6% against 55.8% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Brazil and India?
- 0.8%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Brazil ranks 59th and India ranks 60th 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.