North Korea vs East Timor: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita

North Korea
0.1455 people per person
in 2023
East Timor
0.1257 people per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
54th
East Timor rank
56th

People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita over time

  • North Korea
  • East Timor
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.1455 people per person against 0.1257 people per person in East Timor, a difference of 0.0198 people per person.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 54th and East Timor ranks 56th of 214 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1924 people per person 0.6669 people per person 0.4745 people per person East Timor
2010s 0.1643 people per person 0.3993 people per person 0.235 people per person East Timor
2020s 0.1463 people per person 0.1967 people per person 0.0504 people per person East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita, North Korea or East Timor?
North Korea, at 0.1455 people per person against 0.1257 people per person in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita between North Korea and East Timor?
0.0198 people per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and East Timor?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do North Korea and East Timor rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
North Korea ranks 54th and East Timor ranks 56th 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.