Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Azerbaijan or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 3,167 people against 2,730 people in Azerbaijan as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?

437 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?

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

Azerbaijan vs Costa Rica: Sanitation facilities usage

Azerbaijan

2,730 people

in 2024

Costa Rica

3,167 people

in 2024

Azerbaijan rank

102nd

Costa Rica rank

100th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Azerbaijan
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3,167 people against 2,730 people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 437 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 102nd and Costa Rica ranks 100th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15,483 people	25,609 people	10,126 people	Costa Rica
2010s	11,176 people	14,303 people	3,127 people	Costa Rica
2020s	4,340 people	5,523 people	1,183 people	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Azerbaijan or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 3,167 people against 2,730 people in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?: 437 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Costa Rica rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Azerbaijan ranks 102nd and Costa Rica ranks 100th of 232 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
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: 232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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