France vs United Kingdom: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

France

65.65 million people

in 2024

United Kingdom

68.52 million people

in 2024

France rank

20th

United Kingdom rank

19th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

United Kingdom currently reports 68.52 million people against 65.65 million people in France, a difference of 2.87 million people.

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

France ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 19th 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.