Burkina Faso vs Zambia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita

Burkina Faso
0.3701 people per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.3993 people per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Zambia rank
25th

People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.3993 people per person against 0.3701 people per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0292 people per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7401 people per person 0.6383 people per person 0.1019 people per person Burkina Faso
2010s 0.5433 people per person 0.5139 people per person 0.0294 people per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.4054 people per person 0.4231 people per person 0.0176 people per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.3993 people per person against 0.3701 people per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
0.0292 people per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,166 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.