Cook Islands vs Palau: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Cook Islands

1.2%

in 2024

Palau

1.0%

in 2024

Cook Islands rank

128th

Palau rank

130th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Cook Islands currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 128th and Palau ranks 130th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities
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: 232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.