What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Bulgaria and Liechtenstein?

6.54 people, with Liechtenstein ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Liechtenstein?

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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Liechtenstein: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Bulgaria

13.4 people

in 2024

Liechtenstein

19.94 people

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

181st

Liechtenstein rank

180th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Bulgaria
Liechtenstein

How they compare

Liechtenstein currently reports 19.94 people against 13.4 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 6.54 people.

That makes Liechtenstein's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 181st and Liechtenstein ranks 180th of 232 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Liechtenstein in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Liechtenstein	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.5 people	17.24 people	6.26 people	Bulgaria
2010s	17.77 people	18.62 people	0.8519 people	Liechtenstein
2020s	14.09 people	19.66 people	5.57 people	Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Bulgaria or Liechtenstein?: Liechtenstein, at 19.94 people against 13.4 people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Bulgaria and Liechtenstein?: 6.54 people, with Liechtenstein ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Liechtenstein?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Liechtenstein rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Bulgaria ranks 181st and Liechtenstein ranks 180th 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People not using improved 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: 30 October 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.