China vs Cook Islands: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

China
0 people
in 2024
Cook Islands
47.29 people
in 2024
China rank
105th
Cook Islands rank
103rd

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

  • China
  • Cook Islands
010.0M20.0M30.0M200020122024

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 47.29 people against 0 people in China, a difference of 47.29 people.

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

China ranks 105th and Cook Islands ranks 103rd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Cook Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 24.73 million people 56.29 people 24.73 million people China
2010s 8.66 million people 59.6 people 8.66 million people China
2020s 449,072 people 51.07 people 449,021 people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, China or Cook Islands?
Cook Islands, at 47.29 people against 0 people in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between China and Cook Islands?
47.29 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cook Islands?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do China and Cook Islands rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
China ranks 105th and Cook Islands ranks 103rd 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.

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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.