Romania vs Spain: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Romania

89.8%

in 2024

Spain

88.3%

in 2024

Romania rank

40th

Spain rank

42nd

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Romania
Spain

How they compare

Romania currently reports 89.8% against 88.3% in Spain, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Spain ahead.

Romania ranks 40th and Spain ranks 42nd 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: 07 August 2026

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.