El Salvador vs Ukraine: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
El Salvador
4.06 million people
in 2024
Ukraine
2.88 million people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
62nd
Ukraine rank
65th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- El Salvador
- Ukraine
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.06 million people against 2.88 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 1.18 million people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ukraine ahead.
El Salvador ranks 62nd and Ukraine ranks 65th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.34 million people | 5.40 million people | 2.06 million people | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 3.69 million people | 3.96 million people | 270,456 people | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 3.97 million people | 3.20 million people | 775,694 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, El Salvador or Ukraine?
- El Salvador, at 4.06 million people against 2.88 million people in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between El Salvador and Ukraine?
- 1.18 million people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ukraine?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Ukraine rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- El Salvador ranks 62nd and Ukraine ranks 65th 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.