United Arab Emirates vs Upper middle income: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- United Arab Emirates
- Upper middle income
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 98.4% against 69.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 28.5%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
United Arab Emirates ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 124 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Arab Emirates | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4% | 40.4% | 58.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 58.3% | 40.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 69.2% | 29.3% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, United Arab Emirates or Upper middle income?
- United Arab Emirates, at 98.4% against 69.9% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income?
- 28.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 9th 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.