People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Maldives

Maldives: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 98.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
98.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2013
All-time low
98.0%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Maldives, 2013–2017

0204060801002013201520172013: 982014: 982015: 982016: 982017: 98

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Maldives recorded 98.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Maldives ranks 8th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Maldives, 2013 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2013 98.0%
2014 98.0% +0.0%
2015 98.0% +0.0%
2016 98.0% +0.0%
2017 98.0% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 5 Saint Lucia 98.8% compare
  2. 6 Jordan 98.6% compare
  3. 7 Kyrgyzstan 98.3% compare
  4. 9 Tajikistan 97.3% compare
  5. 10 Thailand 97.0% compare
  6. 11 Ukraine 96.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Maldives?
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Maldives was 98.0% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2013.
How does Maldives rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Maldives ranks 8th 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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