People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Urban: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Ghana | 81% of population | 2013 | ||
| =3 | Tanzania | 80% of population | 2013 | ||
| =3 | Congo, Republic of the | 80% of population | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Madagascar | 79% of population | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 77% of population | 2013 | ||
| =7 | Haiti | 76% of population | 2013 | ||
| =7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 76% of population | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Benin | 75% of population | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Togo | 74% of population | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Ethiopia | 71% of population | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Liberia | 71% of population | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70% of population | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Chad | 70% of population | 2013 | ||
| =15 | Guinea | 68% of population | 2013 | ||
| =15 | Lesotho | 68% of population | 2013 | ||
| =15 | Kenya | 68% of population | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Gabon | 67% of population | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Uganda | 66% of population | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Niger | 66% of population | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Nigeria | 65% of population | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Bolivia | 65% of population | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Mali | 65% of population | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 64% of population | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Mozambique | 62% of population | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Central African Republic | 57% of population | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Sudan | 56% of population | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Guinea-Bissau | 56% of population | 2013 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 54.36% of population | 2013 | |||
| 29 | Kiribati | 53% of population | 2013 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 52.2% of population | 2013 | |||
| 30 | Nepal | 52% of population | 2013 | ||
| =31 | Malawi | 51% of population | 2013 | ||
| =31 | Burundi | 51% of population | 2013 | ||
| =33 | Burkina Faso | 50% of population | 2013 | ||
| =33 | Comoros | 50% of population | 2013 | ||
| 35 | Mauritania | 49% of population | 2013 | ||
| =36 | Rwanda | 48% of population | 2013 | ||
| =36 | Zimbabwe | 48% of population | 2013 | ||
| =36 | Eritrea | 48% of population | 2013 | ||
| =36 | Somalia | 48% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 44.08% of population | 2013 | |||
| =40 | Bangladesh | 43% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Zambia | 43% of population | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Namibia | 43% of population | 2013 | ||
| =43 | Cameroon | 42% of population | 2013 | ||
| =43 | India | 42% of population | 2013 | ||
| 45 | Federated States of Micronesia | 41% of population | 2013 | ||
| 46 | Afghanistan | 40% of population | 2013 | ||
| =47 | Djibouti | 37% of population | 2013 | ||
| =47 | Nicaragua | 37% of population | 2013 | ||
| =49 | Swaziland | 36% of population | 2013 | ||
| =49 | Vanuatu | 36% of population | 2013 | ||
| =49 | Mongolia | 36% of population | 2013 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 36% of population | 2013 | |||
| 52 | Nauru | 35% of population | 2013 | ||
| =53 | Senegal | 30% of population | 2013 | ||
| =53 | The Gambia | 30% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 29.27% of population | 2013 | |||
| =55 | Papua New Guinea | 29% of population | 2013 | ||
| =55 | Saint Lucia | 29% of population | 2013 | ||
| 57 | Pakistan | 28% of population | 2013 | ||
| =58 | East Timor | 27% of population | 2013 | ||
| =58 | Indonesia | 27% of population | 2013 | ||
| =58 | Cambodia | 27% of population | 2013 | ||
| =58 | Cape Verde | 27% of population | 2013 | ||
| =58 | Bhutan | 27% of population | 2013 | ||
| =63 | China | 26% of population | 2013 | ||
| =63 | Russia | 26% of population | 2013 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 25.25% of population | 2013 | |||
| =65 | Panama | 25% of population | 2013 | ||
| =65 | Botswana | 25% of population | 2013 | ||
| 67 | Iraq | 24% of population | 2013 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 24% of population | 2013 | |||
| 68 | Jamaica | 22% of population | 2013 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 21.75% of population | 2013 | |||
| 69 | Philippines | 21% of population | 2013 | ||
| 70 | Dominica | 20% of population | 2013 | ||
| 71 | Peru | 19% of population | 2013 | ||
| =72 | Colombia | 18% of population | 2013 | ||
| =72 | Latvia | 18% of population | 2013 | ||
| =74 | Morocco | 17% of population | 2013 | ||
| =74 | Marshall Islands | 17% of population | 2013 | ||
| =74 | Burma | 17% of population | 2013 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 15.61% of population | 2013 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 15.37% of population | 2013 | |||
| =77 | Angola | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| =77 | Brazil | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| =77 | Honduras | 15% of population | 2013 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 14.13% of population | 2013 | |||
| =80 | Azerbaijan | 14% of population | 2013 | ||
| =80 | South Africa | 14% of population | 2013 | ||
| =80 | North Korea | 14% of population | 2013 | ||
| =83 | Dominican Republic | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =83 | Mexico | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =83 | Guatemala | 13% of population | 2013 | ||
| =86 | Tuvalu | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =86 | Romania | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =86 | Guyana | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =86 | Sri Lanka | 12% of population | 2013 | ||
| =90 | El Salvador | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| =90 | Moldova | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| =90 | Laos | 11% of population | 2013 | ||
| =93 | Suriname | 10% of population | 2013 | ||
| =93 | Paraguay | 10% of population | 2013 | ||
| =95 | Mauritius | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| =95 | Belarus | 9% of population | 2013 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 8.21% of population | 2013 | |||
| =97 | Montenegro | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =97 | Republic of Macedonia | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =97 | Argentina | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =97 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8% of population | 2013 | ||
| =102 | Belize | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =102 | Venezuela | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =102 | Yemen | 7% of population | 2013 | ||
| =105 | Fiji | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =105 | Cuba | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =105 | Vietnam | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =105 | Kyrgyzstan | 6% of population | 2013 | ||
| =109 | Tajikistan | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =109 | Costa Rica | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =109 | Thailand | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =109 | Lithuania | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =109 | Albania | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =109 | Armenia | 5% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Malaysia | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Ecuador | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Georgia | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Estonia | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Syria | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Serbia | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Ukraine | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Cayman Islands | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Grenada | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Poland | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Montserrat | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =115 | Tunisia | 4% of population | 2013 | ||
| =128 | Turkey | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =128 | Libya | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =128 | Egypt | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =128 | Kazakhstan | 3% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Maldives | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Jordan | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Samoa | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | United Arab Emirates | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Solomon Islands | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Tonga | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Algeria | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Chile | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2% of population | 2013 | ||
| =132 | Seychelles | 2% of population | 2010 | ||
| =143 | Turkmenistan | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Anguilla | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Greece | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Guam | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Czech Republic | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | Croatia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =143 | French Polynesia | 1% of population | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Slovakia | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Ireland | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Lebanon | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Oman | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =151 | United States | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Iran | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Uruguay | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
| =151 | Canada | 0.0 | 2013 |
