Cuba vs Suriname: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Cuba
11,083 people
in 2024
Suriname
6,894 people
in 2024
Cuba rank
78th
Suriname rank
81st

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

  • Cuba
  • Suriname
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200020122024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 11,083 people against 6,894 people in Suriname, a difference of 4,189 people.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.6 times Suriname's.

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

Cuba ranks 78th and Suriname ranks 81st of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 96,166 people 34,847 people 61,319 people Cuba
2010s 43,898 people 18,085 people 25,813 people Cuba
2020s 12,261 people 6,815 people 5,445 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Cuba or Suriname?
Cuba, at 11,083 people against 6,894 people in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Cuba and Suriname?
4,189 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Suriname?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Suriname rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
Cuba ranks 78th and Suriname ranks 81st 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.