Costa Rica vs Uganda: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
Costa Rica
24.3%
in 2024
Uganda
24.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
107th
Uganda rank
105th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Costa Rica
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 24.6% against 24.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Uganda ranks 105th of 124 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 21.5% | 4.3% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 23.1% | 3.3% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 24.3% | 0.9% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Costa Rica or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 24.6% against 24.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uganda rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th and Uganda ranks 105th 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.