Estonia vs Lithuania: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
Estonia
97.8%
in 2024
Lithuania
97.9%
in 2024
Estonia rank
12th
Lithuania rank
11th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 97.9% against 97.8% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 12th and Lithuania ranks 11th of 124 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 91.7% | 3.5% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.0% | 1.5% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 0.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 97.9% against 97.8% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Estonia ranks 12th and Lithuania ranks 11th 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.