Kenya vs Tanzania: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita

Kenya
0.0569 people per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.0656 people per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
42nd
Tanzania rank
39th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
0.050.0750.10.1250.150.175200020122024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.0656 people per person against 0.0569 people per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0087 people per person.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 42nd and Tanzania ranks 39th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1425 people per person 0.1017 people per person 0.0408 people per person Kenya
2010s 0.0971 people per person 0.0826 people per person 0.0145 people per person Kenya
2020s 0.0651 people per person 0.069 people per person 0.004 people per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita, Kenya or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.0656 people per person against 0.0569 people per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita between Kenya and Tanzania?
0.0087 people per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
Kenya ranks 42nd and Tanzania ranks 39th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 4,132 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.