Costa Rica vs Palau: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Costa Rica

0.9%

in 2024

Palau

1.0%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

132nd

Palau rank

130th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Palau currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 132nd 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.