Mexico vs Uruguay: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Mexico
0 people
in 2024
Uruguay
0 people
in 2024
Mexico rank
97th
Uruguay rank
97th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

  • Mexico
  • Uruguay
01.0M2.0M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0 people against 0 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0 people.

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

Mexico ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 186 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 2.18 million people 35,880 people 2.14 million people Mexico
2010s 1.12 million people 17,954 people 1.10 million people Mexico
2020s 119,163 people 2,440 people 116,722 people Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Mexico or Uruguay?
Mexico, at 0 people against 0 people in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Mexico and Uruguay?
0 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
Mexico ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 186 regions.
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.