El Salvador vs Tajikistan: Sanitation facilities usage

El Salvador
75,817 people
in 2024
Tajikistan
47,527 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
71st
Tajikistan rank
72nd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • El Salvador
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 75,817 people against 47,527 people in Tajikistan, a difference of 28,290 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Tajikistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 71st and Tajikistan ranks 72nd of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Tajikistan Difference Ahead
2000s 414,924 people 59,236 people 355,688 people El Salvador
2010s 221,392 people 53,929 people 167,463 people El Salvador
2020s 109,001 people 47,886 people 61,115 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, El Salvador or Tajikistan?
El Salvador, at 75,817 people against 47,527 people in Tajikistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between El Salvador and Tajikistan?
28,290 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tajikistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Tajikistan rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?
El Salvador ranks 71st and Tajikistan ranks 72nd 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

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

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