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

Papua New Guinea
16.7%
in 2024
Somalia
16.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
137th
Somalia rank
138th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
051015200020122024

How they compare

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

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 137th and Somalia ranks 138th 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
Last refreshed

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.