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Share of the urban population using at least basic sanitation

% · higher is better · 182 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Kuwait100%
  2. 1St. Martin (French part)100%
  3. 1Malta100%
  4. 1Macao SAR, China100%
  5. 1Monaco100%
  6. 1Gibraltar100%
  7. 1Armenia100%
  8. 1Andorra100%
  9. 1Chile100%
  10. 1Israel100%
  11. 1New Zealand100%
  12. 1Singapore100%
  13. 2Belarus100%
  14. 3Austria100%
  15. 4Egypt, Arab Rep.99.9%
  16. 5Bermuda99.9%
  17. 6Switzerland99.9%
  18. 6Spain99.9%
  19. 7Italy99.9%
  20. 8Turkiye99.9%
  21. 9United States99.9%
  22. 10North Macedonia99.8%
  23. 11Cyprus99.8%
  24. 12Maldives99.8%
  25. 13Serbia99.7%
  26. 14Thailand99.7%
  27. 15Azerbaijan99.7%
  28. 16Montenegro99.6%
  29. 17Denmark99.6%
  30. 18Portugal99.6%
  31. 19West Bank and Gaza99.6%
  32. 20Turkmenistan99.6%
  33. 21Belgium99.5%
  34. 22Finland99.4%
  35. 23Oman99.3%
  36. 24Albania99.3%
  37. 25Germany99.3%
  38. 26Russian Federation99.3%
  39. 27Greece99.2%
  40. 28Palau99.1%
  41. 29Uruguay99.1%
  42. 30United Kingdom99%
  43. 31United Arab Emirates99%
  44. 32Czechia99%
  45. 33Estonia98.9%
  46. 34Costa Rica98.9%
  47. 35Bosnia and Herzegovina98.9%
  48. 36Iraq98.8%
  49. 37Poland98.8%
  50. 38Sweden98.7%
  51. 39Iceland98.7%
  52. 40Slovak Republic98.7%
  53. 41France98.6%
  54. 42Colombia98.6%
  55. 43Lao PDR98.6%
  56. 44Canada98.6%
  57. 45Argentina98.5%
  58. 46Viet Nam98.4%
  59. 47Antigua and Barbuda98.4%
  60. 48China98.4%
  61. 49Romania98.3%
  62. 50Tunisia98.2%
  63. 51Mauritius98.2%
  64. 52Norway98%
  65. 53Ukraine98%
  66. 54Saudi Arabia97.9%
  67. 55Lithuania97.9%
  68. 56Hungary97.8%
  69. 57Georgia97.7%
  70. 58Samoa97.5%
  71. 59Netherlands97.5%
  72. 60Luxembourg97.5%
  73. 61Kazakhstan97.1%
  74. 62Panama96.9%
  75. 63Sri Lanka96.9%
  76. 64Kyrgyz Republic96.6%
  77. 65Jordan96.6%
  78. 66Tonga96.5%
  79. 67Syrian Arab Republic96.5%
  80. 68Morocco96.4%
  81. 69Malaysia96.1%
  82. 70Latvia96%
  83. 71Brazil95.9%
  84. 72Paraguay95.7%
  85. 73Uzbekistan95.3%
  86. 74Trinidad and Tobago95.1%
  87. 75Cuba95%
  88. 76Hong Kong SAR, China94.8%
  89. 77Ecuador94%
  90. 78Suriname93.8%
  91. 79Mexico93.8%
  92. 80Belize93.3%
  93. 81Turks and Caicos Islands93.2%
  94. 82Guyana93.2%
  95. 83Cambodia93.1%
  96. 84Iran, Islamic Rep.92.8%
  97. 85Fiji92.8%
  98. 86Dominican Republic91.7%
  99. 87El Salvador91.5%
  100. 88Moldova90.9%
  101. 89Honduras90.9%
  102. 90Indonesia90.1%
  103. 91Jamaica90%
  104. 92Tuvalu88.9%
  105. 93Algeria87.9%
  106. 94Ireland87.8%
  107. 95India87.4%
  108. 96Philippines86.8%
  109. 97Bulgaria86.8%
  110. 98Yemen, Rep.86.2%
  111. 99Cabo Verde86.1%
  112. 100Bhutan83.9%
  113. 101Mongolia83.8%
  114. 102Peru83.5%
  115. 103Cayman Islands83.2%
  116. 104Pakistan83%
  117. 105Nepal82.7%
  118. 106Marshall Islands82%
  119. 107Mauritania81.5%
  120. 108Sudan81.1%
  121. 109Guatemala80.9%
  122. 110Timor-Leste80.1%
  123. 111Myanmar79.3%
  124. 112Bolivia78.9%
  125. 113Botswana77.3%
  126. 114South Africa76.6%
  127. 115Solomon Islands74.8%
  128. 116Afghanistan73%
  129. 117Naoero71.3%
  130. 118Senegal71%
  131. 119Bangladesh67.6%
  132. 120Mozambique63.4%
  133. 121Cameroon61.9%
  134. 122Gambia, The61.1%
  135. 123Gabon60.5%
  136. 124Nigeria59.1%
  137. 125Mali58%
  138. 126Comoros57.5%
  139. 127Rwanda56.4%
  140. 128Tanzania55.8%
  141. 129Cote d'Ivoire54.3%
  142. 130Somalia, Fed. Rep.54%
  143. 131Niger53.1%
  144. 132Sao Tome and Principe51.3%
  145. 133Vanuatu50.8%
  146. 134Namibia50.2%
  147. 135Kiribati49.3%
  148. 136Papua New Guinea48.5%
  149. 137Burkina Faso48.4%
  150. 138Guinea48.4%
  151. 139Malawi48%
  152. 140Eswatini47.5%
  153. 141Lesotho45%
  154. 142Zambia43.3%
  155. 143Guinea-Bissau42.8%
  156. 144Burundi42%
  157. 145Zimbabwe40.4%
  158. 146Kenya39.7%
  159. 147Chad39.5%
  160. 148Togo38.4%
  161. 149South Sudan37.7%
  162. 150Ghana37%
  163. 151Sierra Leone36.7%
  164. 152Liberia34.6%
  165. 153Uganda32.6%
  166. 154Haiti32.4%
  167. 155Benin32.4%
  168. 156Central African Republic24.5%
  169. 157Ethiopia24.1%
  170. 158Madagascar22.2%
  171. 159Congo, Dem. Rep.21.8%

Share of the urban population using at least basic sanitation