Iran vs Thailand: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Iran
82.83 million people
in 2024
Thailand
71.20 million people
in 2024
Iran rank
17th
Thailand rank
18th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Iran
  • Thailand
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M200020122024

How they compare

Iran currently reports 82.83 million people against 71.20 million people in Thailand, a difference of 11.63 million people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

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

Iran ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 18th 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.