Guatemala vs Honduras: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas
Guatemala
62,660 people
in 2024
Honduras
73,595 people
in 2024
Guatemala rank
42nd
Honduras rank
39th
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 73,595 people against 62,660 people in Guatemala, a difference of 10,935 people.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 42nd and Honduras ranks 39th of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 175,951 people | 113,476 people | 62,475 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 136,517 people | 105,985 people | 30,532 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 81,505 people | 82,770 people | 1,265 people | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Guatemala or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 73,595 people against 62,660 people in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 10,935 people, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Guatemala ranks 42nd and Honduras ranks 39th 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
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.