Sanitation Access (%) by Country
202 countries • % • World Bank
What It Measures
Basic Sanitation % is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison and analysis.
Key Statistics
Global Average
80.39
Median
93.15
Minimum
10.358
Maximum
100
Countries
202
Source
World Bank
World Map
Highest & Lowest Countries
Top 10 — Highest Sanitation Access (%)
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | 100 | |
| #2 | 100 | |
| #3 | 100 | |
| #4 | 100 | |
| #5 | 100 | |
| #6 | 100 | |
| #7 | 100 | |
| #8 | 100 | |
| #9 | 100 | |
| #10 | 100 |
Bottom 10 — Lowest Sanitation Access (%)
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #240 | 10.358 | |
| #241 | 13.142 | |
| #242 | 14.036 | |
| #243 | 14.428 | |
| #244 | 15.367 | |
| #245 | 16.303 | |
| #246 | 16.336 | |
| #247 | 20.555 | |
| #248 | 22.249 | |
| #249 | 23.335 |
Surprising Facts
Italy (99.885) has 0.13 more than Northern Mariana Islands (99.759) — the largest gap between consecutive ranks.
Denmark (99.597) has 0.11 more than Belgium (99.486) — the largest gap between consecutive ranks.
Finland (99.448) has 0.05 more than Palestine (99.395) — the largest gap between consecutive ranks.