Bulgaria vs Macao: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban)
Bulgaria
79.6%
in 2024
Macao
80.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
37th
Macao rank
36th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) over time
- Bulgaria
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 80.0% against 79.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Macao ranks 36th of 124 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 49.8% | 10.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 60.9% | 8.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 75.9% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Bulgaria or Macao?
- Macao, at 80.0% against 79.6% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Bulgaria and Macao?
- 0.4%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Macao?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Macao rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Macao ranks 36th 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.