Costa Rica vs Palau: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0088 people per person
in 2024
Palau
0.0098 people per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
127th
Palau rank
126th
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.0098 people per person against 0.0088 people per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001 people per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 127th and Palau ranks 126th of 214 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.037 people per person | 0.0625 people per person | 0.0254 people per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.02 people per person | 0.0296 people per person | 0.0096 people per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.0108 people per person | 0.0112 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | Palau |
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 Palau?
- Palau, at 0.0098 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 Palau?
- 0.001 people per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 127th and Palau ranks 126th 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.