Benin vs Papua New Guinea: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Benin
16.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
16.7%
in 2024
Benin rank
139th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Benin
  • Papua New Guinea
051015200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 16.7% against 16.4% in Benin, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th 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.