Samoa vs Uruguay: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Samoa

0.5%

in 2024

Uruguay

0.4%

in 2024

Samoa rank

149th

Uruguay rank

150th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Samoa currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

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

Samoa ranks 149th and Uruguay ranks 150th 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.