Luxembourg vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): People using safely managed sanitation services, urban

Luxembourg
96.9%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
58.9%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
17th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
15th

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 96.9% against 58.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 38.0%.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th of 124 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 93.4% 48.0% 45.4% Luxembourg
2010s 94.2% 52.2% 42.0% Luxembourg
2020s 96.3% 57.6% 38.7% Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Luxembourg or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Luxembourg, at 96.9% against 58.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Luxembourg and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
38.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
Luxembourg ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th 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

Indicator
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 3,817 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.