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
75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k175.0k200020122024

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

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

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