Kiribati vs Saudi Arabia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Kiribati

29,694 people

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

31,473 people

in 2024

Kiribati rank

103rd

Saudi Arabia rank

101st

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Saudi Arabia currently reports 31,473 people against 29,694 people in Kiribati, a difference of 1,779 people.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 103rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 101st 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.