How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Qatar?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Qatar: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Albania

2.77 million people

in 2024

Qatar

3.05 million people

in 2024

Albania rank

127th

Qatar rank

124th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Albania
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3.05 million people against 2.77 million people in Albania, a difference of 274,280 people.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 127th and Qatar ranks 124th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.83 million people	956,588 people	1.87 million people	Albania
2010s	2.83 million people	2.30 million people	530,684 people	Albania
2020s	2.81 million people	2.91 million people	95,132 people	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Albania or Qatar?: Qatar, at 3.05 million people against 2.77 million people in Albania as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Albania and Qatar?: 274,280 people, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Qatar?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Albania and Qatar rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Albania ranks 127th and Qatar ranks 124th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.