What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Kyrgyzstan and Tuvalu?

111.02 people, with Tuvalu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tuvalu?

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.

Kyrgyzstan vs Tuvalu: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Kyrgyzstan

188.6 people

in 2024

Tuvalu

299.62 people

in 2024

Kyrgyzstan rank

171st

Tuvalu rank

170th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Kyrgyzstan
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 299.62 people against 188.6 people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 111.02 people.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.6 times Kyrgyzstan's.

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

Kyrgyzstan ranks 171st and Tuvalu ranks 170th of 232 countries.

Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	146,321 people	1,159 people	145,162 people	Kyrgyzstan
2010s	58,901 people	756.92 people	58,144 people	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	2,738 people	389.11 people	2,349 people	Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Kyrgyzstan or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 299.62 people against 188.6 people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Kyrgyzstan and Tuvalu?: 111.02 people, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tuvalu?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Tuvalu rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 171st and Tuvalu ranks 170th 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.