Palau vs Tuvalu: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Palau

172.55 people

in 2024

Tuvalu

299.62 people

in 2024

Palau rank

172nd

Tuvalu rank

170th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Tuvalu currently reports 299.62 people against 172.55 people in Palau, a difference of 127.07 people.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.7 times Palau's.

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

Palau ranks 172nd and Tuvalu ranks 170th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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