Belgium vs Bulgaria: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Belgium
6.55 people
in 2024
Bulgaria
13.38 people
in 2024
Belgium rank
139th
Bulgaria rank
137th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
10203040200020122024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 13.38 people against 6.55 people in Belgium, a difference of 6.82 people.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.0 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 139th and Bulgaria ranks 137th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.