Afghanistan vs Suriname: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Afghanistan
24.8%
in 2024
Suriname
25.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
125th
Suriname rank
124th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Suriname
1015202530200020122024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 25.1% against 24.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 125th and Suriname ranks 124th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit
%
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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.