Costa Rica vs El Salvador: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0088 people per person
in 2024
El Salvador
0.012 people per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
127th
El Salvador rank
124th
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.012 people per person against 0.0088 people per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0032 people per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 127th and El Salvador ranks 124th of 214 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.037 people per person | 0.0853 people per person | 0.0482 people per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.02 people per person | 0.0419 people per person | 0.0219 people per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0108 people per person | 0.017 people per person | 0.0062 people per person | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.012 people per person against 0.0088 people per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0032 people per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 127th and El Salvador ranks 124th 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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About this data
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.