Azerbaijan vs El Salvador: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Azerbaijan
3.31 million people
in 2024
El Salvador
4.06 million people
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
64th
El Salvador rank
62nd
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Azerbaijan
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.06 million people against 3.31 million people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 750,780 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 64th and El Salvador ranks 62nd of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.86 million people | 3.34 million people | 1.52 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 4.24 million people | 3.69 million people | 547,818 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 3.52 million people | 3.97 million people | 451,858 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Azerbaijan or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 4.06 million people against 3.31 million people in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Azerbaijan and El Salvador?
- 750,780 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and El Salvador rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Azerbaijan ranks 64th and El Salvador ranks 62nd of 150 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.