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South Asia
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

Within the “South Asia” group, Maldives leads People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024 at 100, while Bangladesh sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 68. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.024.949.874.799.7MaldivesMaldives: 10099.7Sri LankaSri Lanka: 9595.0BhutanBhutan: 8989.2NepalNepal: 8787.0IndiaIndia: 8181.0BangladeshBangladesh: 6867.6

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Maldives 100
2 Sri Lanka 95
3 Bhutan 89
4 Nepal 87
5 India 81
6 Bangladesh 68

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, Maldives leads with a gap of 5 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Bangladesh at 68.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.