What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?

115,630 people, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?

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.

Puerto Rico vs Uruguay: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Puerto Rico

3.24 million people

in 2024

Uruguay

3.36 million people

in 2024

Puerto Rico rank

121st

Uruguay rank

120th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Puerto Rico
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.36 million people against 3.24 million people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 115,630 people.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 120th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.73 million people	3.09 million people	639,346 people	Puerto Rico
2010s	3.51 million people	3.24 million people	268,532 people	Puerto Rico
2020s	3.25 million people	3.35 million people	94,604 people	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Puerto Rico or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 3.36 million people against 3.24 million people in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?: 115,630 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and Uruguay rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Puerto Rico ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 120th 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.