Germany vs Turkey: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Germany

83.90 million people

in 2024

Turkey

86.84 million people

in 2024

Germany rank

16th

Turkey rank

15th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Turkey currently reports 86.84 million people against 83.90 million people in Germany, a difference of 2.94 million people.

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

Germany ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 15th 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.