Samoa vs Yemen: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Samoa

44.1%

in 2024

Yemen

43.1%

in 2024

Samoa rank

97th

Yemen rank

100th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Samoa
Yemen

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 44.1% against 43.1% in Yemen, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Samoa ranks 97th and Yemen ranks 100th of 150 countries.

Individual pages

Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Samoa
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Yemen
Full country ranking

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.