Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre
Iraq
0.0047 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0059 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
92nd
Saudi Arabia rank
89th
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0059 people per square kilometre against 0.0047 people per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0012 people per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0514 people per square kilometre | 0.0034 people per square kilometre | 0.048 people per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0263 people per square kilometre | 0.005 people per square kilometre | 0.0213 people per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0045 people per square kilometre | 0.0056 people per square kilometre | 0.0011 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0059 people per square kilometre against 0.0047 people per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0012 people per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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.