Estonia vs Germany: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
Estonia
97.8%
in 2024
Germany
98.3%
in 2024
Estonia rank
12th
Germany rank
10th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Estonia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 98.3% against 97.8% in Estonia, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 12th and Germany ranks 10th of 124 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 97.9% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 98.1% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 98.3% | 0.6% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Estonia or Germany?
- Germany, at 98.3% against 97.8% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Estonia and Germany?
- 0.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Germany?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Germany rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Estonia ranks 12th and Germany ranks 10th 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.