France vs Iran: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

France

65.65 million people

in 2024

Iran

82.83 million people

in 2024

France rank

20th

Iran rank

17th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Iran currently reports 82.83 million people against 65.65 million people in France, a difference of 17.18 million people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.

France ranks 20th and Iran ranks 17th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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