Rwanda vs United Arab Emirates: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Rwanda

11.60 million people

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

10.93 million people

in 2024

Rwanda rank

66th

United Arab Emirates rank

69th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Rwanda currently reports 11.60 million people against 10.93 million people in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 668,600 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 66th and United Arab Emirates ranks 69th 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.