Caribbean vs Micronesia: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location
Caribbean
76.0%
in 2024
Micronesia
75.5%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
183rd
Micronesia rank
184th
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location over time
- Caribbean
- Micronesia
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 76.0% against 75.5% in Micronesia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 183rd and Micronesia ranks 184th of 249 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Micronesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 68.0% | 2.2% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 76.8% | 2.9% | Micronesia |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 76.3% | 0.7% | Micronesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location, Caribbean or Micronesia?
- Caribbean, at 76.0% against 75.5% in Micronesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location between Caribbean and Micronesia?
- 0.5%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Micronesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Micronesia rank globally for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Caribbean ranks 183rd and Micronesia ranks 184th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.