What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Cook Islands and Denmark?

33.8 people, with Cook Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Denmark?

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 urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cook Islands vs Denmark: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Cook Islands

33.8 people

in 2024

Denmark

0 people

in 2024

Cook Islands rank

95th

Denmark rank

97th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

Cook Islands
Denmark

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 33.8 people against 0 people in Denmark, a difference of 33.8 people.

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

Cook Islands ranks 95th and Denmark ranks 97th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.18 people	2.18 people	Cook Islands
2010s	21.77 people	21.77 people	Cook Islands
2020s	33.49 people	33.49 people	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Cook Islands or Denmark?: Cook Islands, at 33.8 people against 0 people in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Cook Islands and Denmark?: 33.8 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Denmark?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Denmark rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?: Cook Islands ranks 95th and Denmark ranks 97th of 186 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 urban 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 urban 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: 186 places, 4,553 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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