Afghanistan vs Uganda: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
7.41 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
8.31 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
29th
Uganda rank
26th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 8.31 people per square kilometre against 7.41 people per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.9 people per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 26th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 7.55 people per square kilometre 15.8 people per square kilometre 8.25 people per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 7.99 people per square kilometre 12.76 people per square kilometre 4.77 people per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 7.65 people per square kilometre 9.31 people per square kilometre 1.67 people per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 8.31 people per square kilometre against 7.41 people per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Uganda?
0.9 people per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 26th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 3,958 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.