Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita by country
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.
Countries reporting
225
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
18.7%
Chad
Median
98.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,597
What the numbers show
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 225 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 18.7% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.3%, and the mean is 88.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 174 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 65.5%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 11.9%).
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100.0% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Martin (French part) | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 1 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Falkland Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guernsey | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jersey | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Barthelemy | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Helena | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 49 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 55 | Italy | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 56 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 57 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 58 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 60 | Japan | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 61 | Bermuda | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Israel | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 65 | Thailand | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 66 | Albania | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 67 | Syria | 99.8% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 72 | Belarus | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Northern Mariana Islands | 99.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 99.7% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 75 | South Korea | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 77 | Palestine | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 78 | Estonia | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 79 | Guyana | 99.6% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 80 | United States | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 81 | Turkey | 99.6% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.6% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 83 | Uruguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 84 | Samoa | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 85 | Paraguay | 99.5% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 87 | Cyprus | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 89 | Reunion | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 90 | Sweden | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 99.4% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 99.3% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 93 | United States Virgin Islands | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 94 | Tunisia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 95 | Jordan | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 96 | Mauritius | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Guam | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 98 | Slovenia | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 99 | Curacao | 99.2% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 100 | China | 99.2% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 99.1% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 102 | Anguilla | 99.1% | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 103 | Palau | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 104 | Aruba | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 105 | Cook Islands | 98.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 106 | El Salvador | 98.8% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 107 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 98.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 108 | Jamaica | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 109 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 111 | Croatia | 98.7% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 113 | Canada | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 114 | Rwanda | 98.6% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 115 | Tonga | 98.5% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 116 | Iraq | 98.5% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 117 | American Samoa | 98.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 118 | Venezuela | 98.4% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 119 | Cuba | 98.3% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 120 | Egypt | 98.2% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 121 | Montenegro | 98.1% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 122 | Ecuador | 98.1% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 123 | Bahamas | 98.0% | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 124 | Nepal | 98.0% | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 125 | Serbia | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 126 | Niue | 97.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 127 | Lithuania | 97.8% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 128 | Vietnam | 97.6% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 129 | French Polynesia | 97.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 130 | Bhutan | 97.4% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 131 | Colombia | 97.2% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 132 | Argentina | 97.1% | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 134 | Tuvalu | 96.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 135 | British Virgin Islands | 96.9% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 136 | Algeria | 96.7% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 138 | Nauru | 96.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 139 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 96.3% | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 140 | Suriname | 96.1% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 141 | Philippines | 96.0% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.0% | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 143 | Libya | 95.4% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 144 | Grenada | 94.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 145 | Hong Kong | 94.8% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 146 | Armenia | 94.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 147 | Indonesia | 94.8% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 148 | Latvia | 94.7% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 149 | French Guiana | 94.1% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 93.8% | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 151 | Cayman Islands | 93.4% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 152 | India | 93.3% | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 153 | Honduras | 93.2% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 154 | Wallis and Futuna | 93.0% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 155 | Belize | 92.7% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 156 | Cambodia | 92.6% | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 157 | Brazil | 92.5% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 158 | Russia | 92.2% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 159 | South Africa | 92.2% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 160 | Moldova | 91.8% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 161 | Georgia | 91.5% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 91.5% | 2018 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 163 | Laos | 91.3% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 164 | Faroe Islands | 90.9% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Romania | 90.8% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 166 | Marshall Islands | 90.5% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 167 | Micronesia (country) | 90.5% | 2020 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 168 | Panama | 90.4% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 89.9% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 170 | Morocco | 89.3% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 171 | Botswana | 89.3% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 172 | Eswatini | 89.1% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 173 | Peru | 88.6% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 174 | Mongolia | 88.4% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 88.2% | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 176 | Bolivia | 88.0% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 177 | East Timor | 87.4% | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 178 | Myanmar | 86.0% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 179 | North Korea | 85.5% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 180 | Dominica | 83.5% | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 181 | Guatemala | 82.6% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 182 | Senegal | 79.8% | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 183 | Pakistan | 79.5% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 76.2% | 2017 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 185 | Gabon | 76.0% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 186 | Malawi | 75.9% | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Djibouti | 74.1% | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 188 | Ghana | 73.1% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 189 | Comoros | 72.9% | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 72.6% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 191 | Angola | 70.9% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 192 | Sudan | 69.7% | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 193 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68.8% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 68.6% | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 195 | Kenya | 68.4% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 196 | Mauritania | 68.1% | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 197 | Mali | 67.6% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 198 | Lesotho | 67.2% | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 199 | Yemen | 67.0% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 200 | Zimbabwe | 65.7% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 201 | Cameroon | 64.6% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 202 | Somalia | 63.9% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 203 | Nigeria | 63.8% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 204 | Kiribati | 63.2% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 205 | Burkina Faso | 63.0% | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 206 | Guinea | 62.7% | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 207 | Greenland | 62.5% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Zambia | 60.1% | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 209 | Gambia | 59.9% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 210 | Sierra Leone | 59.5% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 211 | Burundi | 57.8% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 212 | Tanzania | 57.6% | 2024 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 213 | Congo | 55.0% | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 214 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.5% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 215 | Namibia | 52.7% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 216 | Haiti | 51.3% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 217 | Liberia | 50.4% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 218 | Togo | 48.6% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 219 | Guinea-Bissau | 47.4% | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 220 | Mozambique | 44.1% | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 221 | Benin | 43.1% | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 222 | Uganda | 42.1% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 223 | Solomon Islands | 40.6% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 224 | Madagascar | 38.2% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 225 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 34.1% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 226 | Central African Republic | 30.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 227 | Papua New Guinea | 29.4% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 228 | Niger | 26.5% | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 229 | South Sudan | 22.3% | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 230 | Eritrea | 21.7% | 2016 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 231 | Ethiopia | 18.9% | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 232 | Chad | 18.7% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.