Estonia vs Upper middle income: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Estonia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 97.8% against 69.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 27.9%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 124 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 40.4% | 54.8% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 58.3% | 38.2% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 69.2% | 28.6% | 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 Upper middle income?
- Estonia, at 97.8% against 69.9% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Estonia and Upper middle income?
- 27.9%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Upper middle income rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Estonia ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.