People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest in Maldives
Maldives: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest was 98.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
98.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2013
All-time low
98.9%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Maldives, 2013–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Maldives is 98.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
That places Maldives 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest in Maldives, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 98.9% | — |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 13 Dominican Republic 99.1% compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 15 Jamaica 98.9% compare
- 17 Trinidad and Tobago 98.9% compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.8% compare
- 19 Jordan 98.5% compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Maldives?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Maldives was 98.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Maldives ranks 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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