Egypt vs Mexico: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Egypt
113.14 million people
in 2024
Mexico
121.69 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Mexico rank
9th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Egypt
  • Mexico
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 121.69 million people against 113.14 million people in Egypt, a difference of 8.55 million people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 9th 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
Last refreshed

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.