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

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.

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: 07 August 2026

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