Cook Islands vs Tuvalu: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Cook Islands

129.07 people

in 2024

Tuvalu

124.83 people

in 2024

Cook Islands rank

132nd

Tuvalu rank

133rd

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Cook Islands currently reports 129.07 people against 124.83 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 4.24 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 132nd and Tuvalu ranks 133rd of 175 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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