Egypt vs El Salvador: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per

Egypt
2.06 people per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
2.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
83rd
El Salvador rank
81st

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per over time

  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2.42 people per square kilometre against 2.06 people per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 0.36 people per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 81st of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 1.4 people per square kilometre 20 people per square kilometre 18.6 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 1.75 people per square kilometre 9.35 people per square kilometre 7.6 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 2.01 people per square kilometre 3.45 people per square kilometre 1.43 people per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per, Egypt or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 2.42 people per square kilometre against 2.06 people per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per between Egypt and El Salvador?
0.36 people per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
Egypt ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 81st of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.