How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Paraguay?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Paraguay: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Cape Verde

36,878 people

in 2024

Paraguay

33,929 people

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

99th

Paraguay rank

100th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Cape Verde
Paraguay

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 36,878 people against 33,929 people in Paraguay, a difference of 2,949 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 99th and Paraguay ranks 100th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	139,296 people	888,517 people	749,221 people	Paraguay
2010s	74,481 people	467,164 people	392,683 people	Paraguay
2020s	38,461 people	129,524 people	91,063 people	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, Cape Verde or Paraguay?: Cape Verde, at 36,878 people against 33,929 people in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities between Cape Verde and Paraguay?: 2,949 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Paraguay?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Paraguay rank globally for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?: Cape Verde ranks 99th and Paraguay ranks 100th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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