Cuba vs Samoa: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
Cuba
41.9%
in 2024
Samoa
43.5%
in 2024
Cuba rank
79th
Samoa rank
76th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Cuba
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 43.5% against 41.9% in Cuba, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 79th and Samoa ranks 76th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 29.4% | 4.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 32.4% | 4.1% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 43.1% | 2.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Cuba or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 43.5% against 41.9% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Cuba and Samoa?
- 1.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Samoa rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Cuba ranks 79th and Samoa ranks 76th 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.