Cape Verde vs Cuba: Sanitation facilities usage
Cape Verde
17,945 people
in 2024
Cuba
18,569 people
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
84th
Cuba rank
81st
Sanitation facilities usage over time
- Cape Verde
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 18,569 people against 17,945 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 624 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 84th and Cuba ranks 81st of 232 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 197,067 people | 152,550 people | 44,518 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 107,267 people | 71,090 people | 36,177 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 36,398 people | 20,386 people | 16,013 people | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Cape Verde or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 18,569 people against 17,945 people in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Cape Verde and Cuba?
- 624 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Cuba?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Cuba rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?
- Cape Verde ranks 84th and Cuba ranks 81st 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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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.