How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Uruguay?

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.

Thailand vs Uruguay: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Thailand

0 people

in 2024

Uruguay

0 people

in 2024

Thailand rank

141st

Uruguay rank

141st

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Thailand
Uruguay

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0 people against 0 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0 people.

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

Thailand ranks 141st and Uruguay ranks 141st of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	935,753 people	23,450 people	912,302 people	Thailand
2010s	396,995 people	8,084 people	388,911 people	Thailand
2020s	64,308 people	559.77 people	63,748 people	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, Thailand or Uruguay?: Thailand, at 0 people against 0 people in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities between Thailand and Uruguay?: 0 people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Uruguay?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Thailand and Uruguay rank globally for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?: Thailand ranks 141st and Uruguay ranks 141st 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.