People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Laos
Lowest
33.2%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
95.5%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Laos; the lowest is 33.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.5%, and the mean is 87.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 38.2%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 7.2%).
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laos | 100.0% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | Egypt | 99.9% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Panama | 99.9% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Turkey | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Jamaica | 99.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 99.7% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Ukraine | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Albania | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Georgia | 99.5% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Maldives | 99.4% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 13 | Mexico | 99.3% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 99.3% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.2% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Montenegro | 99.2% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 99.2% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Thailand | 99.1% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Cambodia | 99.0% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Armenia | 98.9% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Yemen | 98.8% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Belize | 98.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Tajikistan | 98.8% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.7% | 2017 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 25 | Paraguay | 98.7% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 98.6% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Peru | 98.4% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 28 | Jordan | 98.3% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Mongolia | 98.3% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Vietnam | 98.2% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Barbados | 98.1% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.1% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 33 | El Salvador | 98.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Saint Lucia | 97.9% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Uruguay | 97.8% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 36 | Indonesia | 97.8% | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 37 | Guyana | 97.8% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 38 | Angola | 97.8% | 2017 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 97.3% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Mozambique | 96.9% | 2017 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 41 | Suriname | 96.8% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | Belarus | 96.4% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 96.3% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Moldova | 96.3% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | South Africa | 96.2% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Palestine | 96.2% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 47 | Philippines | 96.0% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 48 | Guatemala | 95.9% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 95.5% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 50 | Algeria | 95.2% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Honduras | 94.9% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 52 | Pakistan | 94.1% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 53 | India | 93.6% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 54 | Bolivia | 93.2% | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 55 | Iraq | 92.7% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 56 | Namibia | 92.7% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 57 | Senegal | 89.7% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 58 | Gabon | 88.1% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | Burundi | 87.7% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 60 | Mauritania | 87.4% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 61 | Sudan | 86.5% | 2017 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Cote d'Ivoire | 86.5% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 86.4% | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 64 | Nepal | 85.7% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 65 | Gambia | 85.6% | 2017 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 66 | Eswatini | 85.2% | 2017 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 67 | Cameroon | 84.6% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 68 | Zambia | 83.0% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 69 | Haiti | 83.0% | 2017 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 82.3% | 2017 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 71 | Central African Republic | 80.2% | 2016 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 72 | Kenya | 80.2% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 73 | Guinea | 78.1% | 2017 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 77.1% | 2017 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 75 | Rwanda | 76.9% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 76 | Liberia | 73.6% | 2017 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 72.7% | 2017 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 78 | Malawi | 72.7% | 2017 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 79 | Lesotho | 72.4% | 2017 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 71.7% | 2017 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 81 | Mali | 71.2% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 71.2% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 83 | Tanzania | 70.5% | 2017 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 84 | Nigeria | 69.6% | 2017 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 85 | Comoros | 67.9% | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 86 | Togo | 67.4% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 87 | Niger | 67.4% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 88 | Benin | 63.3% | 2017 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 89 | Chad | 61.9% | 2017 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 90 | Uganda | 60.0% | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 91 | Ghana | 59.2% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 92 | Somalia | 58.8% | 2017 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 93 | Congo | 57.0% | 2017 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 55.7% | 2017 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 52.1% | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 96 | Madagascar | 43.4% | 2017 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 33.2% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |