North Korea vs Tanzania: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
North Korea
31.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
33.64 people per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
23rd
Tanzania rank
20th
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 33.64 people per square kilometre against 31.91 people per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 1.73 people per square kilometre.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 20th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.04 people per square kilometre | 37.06 people per square kilometre | 1.98 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 34.78 people per square kilometre | 36.9 people per square kilometre | 2.12 people per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 31.92 people per square kilometre | 34.67 people per square kilometre | 2.75 people per square kilometre | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre, North Korea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 33.64 people per square kilometre against 31.91 people per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre between North Korea and Tanzania?
- 1.73 people per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tanzania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Tanzania rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 20th 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.