East Asia and Pacific Compared by People > Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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=1 | Palau | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
=1 | Japan | 100% of population | 2012 | ||
=1 | Singapore | 100% of population | 2012 | ||
=1 | Australia | 100% of population | 2012 | ||
=1 | South Korea | 100% of population | 2012 | ||
6 | Samoa | 98% of population | 2013 | ||
=7 | Malaysia | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
=7 | Thailand | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
=7 | Tonga | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
10 | Tuvalu | 85% of population | 2013 | ||
11 | Fiji | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
12 | North Korea | 80% of population | 2013 | ||
=13 | Vietnam | 76% of population | 2013 | ||
=13 | Burma | 76% of population | 2013 | ||
15 | Marshall Islands | 75% of population | 2013 | ||
16 | Philippines | 74% of population | 2013 | ||
17 | Nauru | 65% of population | 2013 | ||
18 | China | 64% of population | 2013 | ||
19 | Laos | 63% of population | 2013 | ||
20 | Vanuatu | 57% of population | 2013 | ||
21 | Indonesia | 54% of population | 2013 | ||
22 | Mongolia | 51% of population | 2013 | ||
23 | East Timor | 47% of population | 2013 | ||
24 | Papua New Guinea | 45% of population | 2013 | ||
25 | Kiribati | 33% of population | 2013 | ||
=26 | Cambodia | 31% of population | 2013 | ||
=26 | Solomon Islands | 31% of population | 2013 | ||
28 | Federated States of Micronesia | 26% of population | 2013 |
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Interesting observations about People > Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total
- Canada ranked first for sanitation facility access > improved > total amongst Christian countries in 2013.
- Bahrain ranked first for sanitation facility access > improved > total amongst Hot countries in 2012.
- Iran ranked second for sanitation facility access > improved > total amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
- Japan ranked first for sanitation facility access > improved > total amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2012.
- Iraq ranked first for sanitation facility access > improved > total amongst Failed states in 2013.
- Mauritius ranked first for sanitation facility access > improved > total amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.
- Bulgaria ranked first for sanitation facility access > improved > total amongst Emerging markets in 2012.
- Austria ranked first for sanitation facility access > improved > total amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
- Lebanon ranked first for sanitation facility access > improved > total amongst Former French colonies in 2013.
- Portugal ranked first for sanitation facility access > improved > total amongst Catholic countries in 2012.