Latvia vs United Arab Emirates: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Latvia
139,742 people
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
170,954 people
in 2024
Latvia rank
123rd
United Arab Emirates rank
120th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Latvia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 170,954 people against 139,742 people in Latvia, a difference of 31,212 people.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

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

Latvia ranks 123rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.