Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Gabon or Palestine?

Palestine, at 7,007 people against 5,790 people in Gabon as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Gabon and Palestine?

1,217 people, with Palestine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Palestine?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Gabon vs Palestine: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Gabon

5,790 people

in 2024

Palestine

7,007 people

in 2024

Gabon rank

83rd

Palestine rank

80th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

Gabon
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 7,007 people against 5,790 people in Gabon, a difference of 1,217 people.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

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

Gabon ranks 83rd and Palestine ranks 80th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10,649 people	13,345 people	2,697 people	Palestine
2010s	8,021 people	10,536 people	2,516 people	Palestine
2020s	6,131 people	7,563 people	1,432 people	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Gabon or Palestine?: Palestine, at 7,007 people against 5,790 people in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Gabon and Palestine?: 1,217 people, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Palestine?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Palestine rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?: Gabon ranks 83rd and Palestine ranks 80th 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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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: 09 October 2026

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