Azerbaijan vs Gabon: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Azerbaijan
2,730 people
in 2024
Gabon
5,790 people
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
86th
Gabon rank
83rd

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Gabon
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k200020122024

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 5,790 people against 2,730 people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 3,060 people.

That makes Gabon's figure about 2.1 times Azerbaijan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 86th and Gabon ranks 83rd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Gabon Difference Ahead
2000s 9,756 people 10,649 people 893.32 people Gabon
2010s 6,500 people 8,021 people 1,521 people Gabon
2020s 3,564 people 6,131 people 2,567 people Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Azerbaijan or Gabon?
Gabon, at 5,790 people against 2,730 people in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Azerbaijan and Gabon?
3,060 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Gabon?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Gabon rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
Azerbaijan ranks 86th and Gabon ranks 83rd 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
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, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.