Belgium vs Netherlands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
Belgium
0.0002 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0025 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
174th
Netherlands rank
173rd
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.0025 people per square kilometre against 0.0002 people per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.0023 people per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 10.7 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 174th and Netherlands ranks 173rd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0034 people per square kilometre | 0.0025 people per square kilometre | 0.0009 people per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0005 people per square kilometre | 0.0031 people per square kilometre | 0.0025 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0003 people per square kilometre | 0.0027 people per square kilometre | 0.0024 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.0025 people per square kilometre against 0.0002 people per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.0023 people per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 174th and Netherlands ranks 173rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as People 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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About this data
People 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.