India vs Pakistan: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre

India
43.72 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
29.31 people per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
7th
Pakistan rank
8th

Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

India currently reports 43.72 people per square kilometre against 29.31 people per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 14.41 people per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Pakistan's.

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

India ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 229.85 people per square kilometre 60.66 people per square kilometre 169.19 people per square kilometre India
2010s 140.65 people per square kilometre 48.42 people per square kilometre 92.24 people per square kilometre India
2020s 61.98 people per square kilometre 33.06 people per square kilometre 28.92 people per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre, India or Pakistan?
India, at 43.72 people per square kilometre against 29.31 people per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre between India and Pakistan?
14.41 people per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
India ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage, 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, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 4,832 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage 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.