Bangladesh vs Japan: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Bangladesh
117.36 million people
in 2024
Japan
123.68 million people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
10th
Japan rank
8th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Japan
40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M120.0M200020122024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 123.68 million people against 117.36 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 6.33 million people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
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
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.