What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Benin and Burkina Faso?

0 5 year moving average, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Burkina Faso: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Benin

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Burkina Faso

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Benin rank

1st

Burkina Faso rank

1st

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation over time

Benin
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 1st and Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.75 5 year moving average	0.75 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2010s	0.785 5 year moving average	0.8033 5 year moving average	0.0183 5 year moving average	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.8958 5 year moving average	0.8958 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 6: clean water and sanitation, Benin or Burkina Faso?: Benin, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Benin and Burkina Faso?: 0 5 year moving average, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?: Benin ranks 1st and Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database